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Monthly Archives: May 2009

A Pictorial History of Ulleungdo Island

» by 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 »

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