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Monthly Archives: July 2009

Is China Getting Tough with North Korea?

» by 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 »

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