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Monthly Archives: April 2009

An Australian Criticizes Koreans for Acting Like Americans

» by April 20th, 2009 at 9:15 pm » Comments (37)

It seems like they will publish just about anything in the Korea Times that's critical of expats in Korea.  Below is the latest from an Australian English teacher living in ...more »

Elite North Korean Special Forces Unit Revealed

» by April 20th, 2009 at 5:54 pm » Comments (3)

Every dictator has their own internal security apparatus to instantly neutralize any perceived domestic threat and that is what this unit appears to be: The operational department of the North Korean ...more »

Picture of the Day: US Troops Participate in Mini-Marathon

» by April 20th, 2009 at 1:16 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="attachment_12554" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Friendship marathon: South Korean and American servicemembers participate in a mini marathon, organized by the Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command, at the Han River Citizens’ Park in ...more »

ROK Drop Book Review: War & Decision By Douglas Feith

» by April 20th, 2009 at 3:51 am » Comments (7)

Introduction For people looking to get a deeper understanding of the War in Iraq and the decisions that led up to it there are plenty of books out there that provide ...more »

Foreign Owned Firms Twice as Productive as Korean Firms

» by April 19th, 2009 at 9:01 pm » Comments (8)

I'm not a businessman in Korea, but I hear this complaint enough from people who are that I take it to be true: The productivity and growth rate of foreign-invested firms ...more »

Official Army Live Blog Now Online

» by April 19th, 2009 at 5:34 pm » Comments (0)

The official US Army blog is now up and operating: This week the Army not only launched an official blog portal, but also an Army fan page on Facebook. The "Army Live" ...more »

Picture of the Day: Korea’s Child Monks

» by April 19th, 2009 at 1:16 pm » Comments (9)

[caption id="attachment_12550" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Child monks: Children stroke each other’s heads during a program to give them opportunities to learn about Buddhism at the Sinheung Temple in Gangwon Province, Friday. ...more »

North & South Korea Meet to Discuss PSI and Kaesong

» by April 19th, 2009 at 10:36 am » Comments (1)

This just goes to show how much the North Koreans do not want South Korea to join the PSI, they have actually agreed to a bi-lateral meeting and have sent ...more »

Jackie Chan Causes Stir in Hong Kong & Taiwan with Comments

» by April 19th, 2009 at 9:00 am » Comments (0)

This is probably going to make Jackie Chan quite popular with Beijing: HONG Kong movie legend Jackie Chan told a Chinese audience that too much political freedom can lead to ...more »

Michelle Wie Currently Ranked 59th at Lotte Mart’s Women’s Open

» by April 19th, 2009 at 6:00 am » Comments (3)

Things are not going to well for Michelle Wie on Cheju-do: On every green in the Sky Hill Jeju Country Club, there is a sign that indicates where Mt. Halla is. ...more »

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