Monthly Archives: May 2009

English Teacher With Swine Flu Blogs from Quarantine

» by GI Korea May 26th, 2009 at 7:58 am » Comments (16)

I posted a few days ago about the six English teachers that were quarantined with swine flu in Korea. Via Brian in Jeollanamdo, it just so happens that one of ...more »

South Korean Joins PSI In Response to North Korea Nuclear Test

» by GI Korea May 26th, 2009 at 7:15 am » Comments (4)

Now here is a something that could have some real consequences for North Korea as the South Korean government has decided to join the Proliferation Security Initiative: South Korea's decision to ...more »

North Korea Test Fires More Short Range Missiles

» by GI Korea May 26th, 2009 at 6:54 am » Comments (1)

Does anyone care that North Korea is firing off short range anti-ship missiles? No, I didn't think so, but CNN does considering it is the lead story on the frontpage ...more »

Japanese Court Rules US Military Not Responsible for Woman’s Death

» by GI Korea May 26th, 2009 at 4:30 am » Comments (0)

Here is a ruling that may have had consequences in Korea if it went the other way: A sailor who was convicted of fatally beating a Japanese woman was ordered by ...more »

ROK Navy Finds Help Fighting Pirates, Kimchi

» by GI Korea May 26th, 2009 at 12:42 am » Comments (0)

I'm surprised they didn't have stocks of kimchi already on their ship: South Korea has come up with a new weapon against Somali pirates -- a ton of kimchi to boost ...more »

Heroes of the Korean War: Captain Charles M. Bussey

» by GI Korea May 25th, 2009 at 4:04 pm » Comments (9)

African-Americans During the Korean War Something many people may not realize is that the Korean War was the first conflict were the United States military fought with under a policy that ...more »

What North Korea’s 2nd Nuclear Test Means for the US

» by GI Korea May 25th, 2009 at 8:17 am » Comments (17)

In what could be described as the least unexpected provocation yet by North Korea, they have made good on their multiple threats to conduct a 2nd nuclear test: North Korea delivered ...more »

Looking for Ideas for the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War

» by GI Korea May 25th, 2009 at 1:00 am » Comments (5)

Memorial Day is the day set aside to remember those how died while conducting military service. Remembering the sacrifices of American veterans during the Korean War is what Seoul based ...more »

ROK Drop Weekly Linklets – May 24, 2009

» by GI Korea May 24th, 2009 at 3:02 pm » Comments (0)

The Koreas The Sunshine Death Watch continues. Gwangju will host the 2015 Universiade. There is a fake tits and bug eyes festival going on in Gwanju as well. It looks like convenience stores are ...more »