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Monthly Archives: April 2009

Korea Bans Imports of Chinese Beef

» by April 16th, 2009 at 12:31 am » Comments (2)

Does anyone think there will be mass protest against the tainted Chinese beef that was being sold in Korea like there was over the US beef nonsense?: Concerned over the presence ...more »

Hyundai to Lease Farmland in Russia

» by April 15th, 2009 at 9:23 pm » Comments (2)

It looks like Korea has gone to Plan B after the failed Hyundai farmland deal in Madagascar fell through due to fears of neo-colonialism: South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries announced on ...more »

The Buffett Solution to North Korea

» by April 15th, 2009 at 6:21 pm » Comments (0)

Via the Korea Economic Reader comes this good read: Korea’s launch is decidedly bad news for a global economy with too much on its plate already. Yet there were winners and ...more »

Picture of the Day: Korea’s first space rocket KSLV-1

» by April 15th, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (1)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Korea's first space rocket KSLV-1 April 15, GOHEUNG, South Korea -- The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1) is unveiled at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, ...more »

Should Sikhs Be Allowed to Wear Turbans in the US Army?

» by April 15th, 2009 at 9:08 am » Comments (40)

This is an interesting case for Defense Secretary Robert Gates to figure out: Seeing “Integrate the U.S. Army” on a protest sign recalls the civil rights struggles of African-Americans in ...more »

South Korea Announces First Rocket Launch Into Space

» by April 15th, 2009 at 6:56 am » Comments (0)

It looks like the South Koreans are about to show Kim Jong-il how to put a rocket into space: The nation's first rocket is being test-loaded on the launch pad at ...more »

Richard Halloran On Obama’s Response to the North Korean Missile Test

» by April 15th, 2009 at 3:15 am » Comments (5)

Richard Halloran has now offered two options on why the Obama administration responded the way it did to the North Korean missile test: Before the missile launch, President Obama and leaders ...more »

Scientists Discover Forest Fires Release Carbon Dioxide

» by April 14th, 2009 at 11:06 pm » Comments (6)

Here is some more global warming nonsense for everyone, this time coming from Korea: A state-run institute says forest fires release large amounts of carbon dioxide and worsen global warming. The Korea ...more »

So How Serious Does China Take the Threat of Global Warming?

» by April 14th, 2009 at 8:58 pm » Comments (2)

We have been hearing for years how seriously China is taking global warming concerns from a variety of world leaders and so called scientists.  Andrew Bolt does a good round ...more »

Prosecutors Want An 18 Month Jail Sentence for Minerva

» by April 14th, 2009 at 4:06 pm » Comments (1)

It just amazes me on how the Korean government is going so hard after Minerva when compared to the consistent fraudulent information coming out of Korea's mainstream media, this guy ...more »

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