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Monthly Archives: June 2009

Guide Kim Seong-cheol Arrested & Interview with Border Guard Who Captured Euna Lee & Laura Ling

» by June 18th, 2009 at 7:16 am » Comments (22)

Thanks to Spelunker in the comments section there has been much more news on the Euna Lee & Laura Ling story with it looking more and more like they did ...more »

Police arrest schoolgirl proprietress of Sapporo bar

» by June 18th, 2009 at 4:49 am » Comments (1)

I didn't know they had Junior Acheivement over there. From The Mainchi Daily News-A high school girl who earned her school fees by working as the proprietress of a bar here ...more »

A Helicopter View of Seoul and Yongsan Garrison

» by June 17th, 2009 at 9:00 pm » Comments (7)

Here is a video from a UH-60 Blackhawk of the South Korean capitol of Seoul as well as a bird's eye view of Yongsan Garrison: more »

New Cave Discovered On Jeju Island

» by June 17th, 2009 at 5:06 pm » Comments (1)

I have walked in Jeju's lava tubes before, which I highly recommend anyone visiting the island to check out and now it appears even more of the lava tube caves ...more »

Picture of the Day: The Yonsama Lunch Box

» by June 17th, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)

What does Yonsama have to do with lunch sets? more »

Bruce Klingner Comments On What To Expect from North Korea

» by June 17th, 2009 at 10:18 am » Comments (0)

I guess great minds think a like   ;-)   because I and other have been saying this for years: Despite high expectations that North Korea would adopt a moderate policy ...more »

Korea Bound – Realtors

» by June 17th, 2009 at 7:50 am » Comments (8)

Anybody got suggestions on reputable realtors in and around Seoul to check out - especially ones with websites - English or Korean - preferably in English? I'm still just in the ...more »

Is South Korea Preparing to Go Nuclear?

» by June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am » Comments (4)

Like I have said before, I would be surprised if Japan goes nuclear, but South Korea that is a different story: The ruling Grand National Party's chief policy-maker says the nation ...more »

Update On Chinese Submarine Collision with US Navy Sonar Array

» by June 17th, 2009 at 2:38 am » Comments (5)

The Stars & Stripes has more information about that collision a Chinese submarine had with a US Navy sonar array: The USS John S. McCain arrived Monday at Sasebo Naval ...more »

North Korean Media Comments On Journalists’ Conviction

» by June 16th, 2009 at 11:00 pm » Comments (12)

If you are wondering what the two American reporters Euna Lee and Laura Ling were exactly convicted of in the North Korean kangaroo court, well the North Korean state run ...more »

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