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Monthly Archives: April 2009

Iran & North Korea Compete For Top Spot In the Axis of Evil Rankings

» by April 30th, 2009 at 9:57 pm » Comments (0)

At times it does seem like North Korea and Iran are competing to see who can cause the most trouble  to get a US bailout package first from the Obama ...more »

China reopens border with North Korea to tourists

» by April 30th, 2009 at 6:57 pm » Comments (5)

Do you have time for a three-hour tour?-* From AP- China has reopened its land border to tourists traveling to North Korea after a three-year break, with a group of 71 ...more »

South Korean Scientist Clone Glowing Dogs

» by April 30th, 2009 at 4:29 pm » Comments (4)

Here is something that would make the disgraced Hwang Woo-suk proud: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="315" caption="This undated fluorescence photo released by the Seoul National University shows the world’s first transgenic female ...more »

Navy Midshipman gets 15 months for stealing

» by April 30th, 2009 at 1:05 pm » Comments (8)

The Judge who sentenced her plans to ask Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Jeffrey L. Fowler to show clemency. From the Capital- A Naval Academy senior who was to receive her ...more »

Picture of the Day: Korean Women Enjoy Caribbean Bay

» by April 30th, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)

[caption id="attachment_12808" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Early summer splash: People enjoy waves at the water park at Caribbean Bay in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday. The resort opens its outdoor facilities Friday. ...more »

Does Roh Scandal Hurt Korea’s National Image?

» by April 30th, 2009 at 10:08 am » Comments (3)

Despite the Korea Times claims I seriously doubt many foreigners even know who Roh Moo-hyun is much less care if his corruption charges effects Korea's national image: To get an idea ...more »

Korean Actress & Model Woo Seung-yeon Commits Suicide

» by April 30th, 2009 at 8:30 am » Comments (21)

There can't be a country in the world that has more actress and models commit suicide then Korea, as yet another actress kills herself.  This time it was Woo Seung-yeon: The ...more »

Korea to Become Medical Tourism Hub

» by April 30th, 2009 at 6:25 am » Comments (14)

For quite a while Korea has been talking about making their country a "medical tourism hub" and starting in May they will try to make this a reality: Hospitals will be ...more »

State Department Claims They Will Pressure North Korea On Human Rights

» by April 30th, 2009 at 3:33 am » Comments (2)

Does anyone believe the State Department cares one iota about North Korean human rights?: The United States said on Tuesday that it will continue to press North Korea to improve its ...more »

No Twitter for Soldiers

» by April 29th, 2009 at 10:43 pm » Comments (1)

The US Army has officially blocked Twitter on its networks: The Army announced the other day that it would get a million or more followers on micro-messaging site Twitter, just ...more »

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