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Is China Shifting Policy On North Korea?
» by GI Korea June 28th, 2009 at 5:53 am » Comments (3)
That is what the Stars & Stripes is wondering: North Korea’s most crucial ally is exploring shifts in its policy toward the authoritarian regime, experts on East Asian relations said ...more »Chinese Reaction to the Death of Michael Jackson
» by GI Korea June 28th, 2009 at 1:38 am » Comments (1)
Via Danwei. more »Places in Korea: Chiaksan National Park – Part 3
» by GI Korea June 27th, 2009 at 11:14 pm » Comments (0)
Prior Posting: Sangwonsa Temple __________________________________________ After spending a little bit over an hour at Sangwonsa Temple resting and checking the place out, I then proceeded to head down the mountain to the ...more »Will Old Boy Remake Ever Get Made?
» by GI Korea June 27th, 2009 at 7:39 pm » Comments (1)
I just have a hard time believing that even with Will Smith and Steven Spielberg's star power behind this movie, that it just cannot be as good as the Park ...more »The Newest Twitterer: North Korea
» by GI Korea June 27th, 2009 at 3:27 pm » Comments (2)
Not only has Kim Jong-il gotten into Twitter, but now so has the North Korean media: It's best known as the place to tell millions what you had for breakfast. But ...more »Picture of the Day: Sarychev Peak Erupts in the Kuril Islands
» by GI Korea June 27th, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (1)
[caption id="attachment_14421" align="alignnone" width="567" caption="Sarychev Peak Eruption, Kuril Islands Source: International Space Station -"][/caption] This is one of the coolest pictures I have seen all year. Via Anthony Watts. more »Is South Korea Colonizing the Philippines?
» by GI Korea June 27th, 2009 at 9:31 am » Comments (22)
It looks like some people in the Philippines are a bit upset about the influx of Koreans in their country: The people I refer to, of course, are none other than ...more »Michael Jackson’s Death Big News In Japan
» by GI Korea June 27th, 2009 at 8:03 am » Comments (0)
Not only was Michael Jackson well liked in Korea, but even more so in Japan: In Tokyo's bustling Shibuya district, a woman makes a beeline for the Michael Jackson display on ...more »Amnesty International Using Detained Journalists to Promote Themselves
» by GI Korea June 27th, 2009 at 3:02 am » Comments (2)
I couldn't help but notice that the Google Ad on my sidebar has recently began running an advertisement advocating for freeing the two American journalists held hostage in North Korea, ...more »Places in Korea: Sangwonsa Temple
» by GI Korea June 26th, 2009 at 6:54 pm » Comments (8)
At the end of the ridge line that crosses Chiaksan mountain from the 1,288 meter summit of Birobong Peak the entrance gate to the isolated Buddhist Temple Sangwonsa came into ...more »
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