Monthly Archives: July 2009
Is China Getting Tough with North Korea?
» by GI Korea July 31st, 2009 at 7:37 pm » Comments (3)
Don't count on it: China has taken a series of economic sanctions against North Korea after the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1874 over the North's recent nuclear test. Accounting for ...more »Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino dead at 76
» by Bill July 31st, 2009 at 4:55 pm » Comments (4)
She had been battling cancer for some time. From AP- Former President Corazon Aquino, who swept away a dictator with a "people power" revolt and then sustained democracy by fighting off ...more »Army Looking at Banning Twitter & Facebook
» by GI Korea July 31st, 2009 at 4:18 pm » Comments (3)
It has been such a short time since the Army reversed course on social media that you would think they would have addressed these security concerns back then: Defense officials are ...more »Picture of the Day: The Crying Girls of the Korean Naked News
» by GI Korea July 31st, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (5)
[caption id="attachment_15390" align="alignnone" width="339" caption="After all of the circus hoopla and controversy surrounding the launch of the Korean version of the Naked News franchise, its existence now hangs by a ...more »North Korea Airs Propaganda About “Wretched Conditions” In South Korea
» by GI Korea July 31st, 2009 at 10:28 am » Comments (6)
It makes you wonder how many North Koreans actually believe the propaganda like this put out now a days?: The official North Korean broadcaster on Wednesday claimed the majority of South ...more »Video of the New, “Infinitely Yours, Seoul” Slogan
» by GI Korea July 31st, 2009 at 7:26 am » Comments (2)
The Marmot has a link to a new commercial of Seoul's new promotion slogan, but what I can't figure out is that on the video they still have the two ...more »British Documentary About the Korean War – Retreat from the North
» by GI Korea July 31st, 2009 at 2:10 am » Comments (0)
Episode 18 - Retreat from the North: General Walton Walker is killed in a jeep accident in North Korea. The 10th Corps leaves North Korea. Humiliated, the UN forces destroy as ...more »Video of A Night Flight Over Uijongbu
» by GI Korea July 30th, 2009 at 8:02 pm » Comments (2)
Here is video of night flight of a helicopter over the South Korean city of Uijongbu from Camp Stanley to Camp Red Cloud: more »Hostess Becoming Preferred Profession with Japanese Women
» by GI Korea July 30th, 2009 at 4:00 pm » Comments (4)
I guess this isn't surprising considering the economic recession and the easy money to be made doing this: The once-despised profession of hostess is becoming a well-paid job to be proud ...more »Picture of the Day: Middle School Student Commandoes
» by GI Korea July 30th, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (3)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="South Korean middle school students, one with a parachute tied on his back, go for a run during a summer survival camp at a ranger-commando force ...more »




