Monthly Archives: May 2009
A Pictorial History of Ulleungdo Island
» by GI Korea May 15th, 2009 at 8:00 pm » Comments (1)
I mentioned before on my prior posting about the Dokdo Museum about how the best part of the museum was the variety of old photographs of Ulleungdo that were hanging ...more »81 North Korean Refugees Now Settled in the US
» by GI Korea May 15th, 2009 at 5:20 pm » Comments (1)
I have to wonder if the writers of the North Korean Human Rights Act envisioned only this many North Korean refugees being given asylum in the US five years after ...more »American Picked to Develop New Seoul Business District
» by GI Korea May 15th, 2009 at 3:13 pm » Comments (5)
This should be interesting to see if it ever gets built: World Trade Center site architect Daniel Libeskind has won a design competition to transform the capital of South Korea into ...more »Picture of the Day: Kathleen Stephens Presents Embassy Art
» by GI Korea May 15th, 2009 at 1:14 pm » Comments (0)
[caption id="attachment_13274" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Kathleen Stephens gives reporters an overview of artworks displayed at the Ambassador’s Residence in Seoul on April 29. Stephens gave the delegation ...more »North Korea Cancels All Kaesong Contracts
» by GI Korea May 15th, 2009 at 12:28 pm » Comments (0)
Anyone surprised this news?: North Korea has declared void all inter-Korean contracts on the joint industrial venture at Gaeseong in the North. The North’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that ...more »Change of Commanding General of 2ID Announced
» by GI Korea May 15th, 2009 at 10:32 am » Comments (0)
It looks like some of you are going to be standing out on a parade field in the burning heat sometime soon: Maj. Gen. John W. Morgan III soon will leave ...more »ROK Navy Continues Anti-Piracy Operations
» by GI Korea May 15th, 2009 at 8:05 am » Comments (1)
Via the ROK Drop Forum comes news that the South Korean Navy continues to be active in anti-piracy operations off the coast of Africa: South Korean and American warships stopped a ...more »Regional Hub On Guam to be Complete By 2014
» by GI Korea May 15th, 2009 at 6:00 am » Comments (3)
Too bad we can't fit more assets on to Guam to take away from Korea: The U.S. Air Force will establish a regional hub in Guam for deploying advanced fighter jets ...more »Dependent Sends Two Different Airmen to Jail for Inappropriate Relationship
» by GI Korea May 15th, 2009 at 3:17 am » Comments (0)
Here is all the reason you need to stay away from military dependents: A 21-year-old Kadena airman was sentenced Tuesday to 45 days in confinement and a reduction in rank ...more »Places In Korea: Ulleungdo Island – Part 4
» by GI Korea May 14th, 2009 at 8:03 pm » Comments (5)
Prior Posting: Ulleungdo Island - Part 3 __________________________________ Hiking Up Seongin Peak The next day of my trip to Korea's Ulleungdo Island I decided to take a hike to the top of the ...more »





