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Monthly Archives: July 2009

La Casa Del Mexicano In Osan Apparently the Place for Good Mexican Food In Korea

» by July 26th, 2009 at 10:40 am » Comments (18)

It looks like there is finally a place in Korea where you can get good Mexican food: We heard recently from some Korean friends about a Mexican restaurant near Osan ...more »

Breakthrough- Ai Miyazato wins the Evian Masters

» by July 26th, 2009 at 10:15 am » Comments (0)

It was her first LPGA win. From AP- Ai Miyazato of Japan has won the Evian Masters with a birdie on the first playoff hole, beating Sophie Gustafson of Sweden to ...more »

Hackers put China flag on Australian film Web site

» by July 26th, 2009 at 9:49 am » Comments (0)

I don't find this news the least bit amusing. Hackers posted a Chinese flag on the Web site of an Australian film festival in an escalation of protests against the planned ...more »

Video of Japan’s Modern Day Samurai

» by July 26th, 2009 at 6:56 am » Comments (3)

This modern day samurai in Japan is extremely impressive: Via Neil Duckett. more »

British Documentary About the Korean War – The 38th Parallel and Beyond

» by July 26th, 2009 at 2:13 am » Comments (1)

Episode 13 - The 38th Parallel and Beyond: The South Korean army crosses the 38th parallel, and MacArthur soon follows, without much thought to the consequences with China. Zhou Enlai tells ...more »

Did Hillary Clinton Offer US Nuclear Umbrella to the Middle East?

» by July 25th, 2009 at 11:26 pm » Comments (2)

I am really getting concerned with the ever expanding American nuclear umbrella especially if it ever covers any country in the Middle East: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton set off ...more »

Koreans Arrested for Human Trafficking In the Phillipines

» by July 25th, 2009 at 7:32 pm » Comments (1)

Via a reader tip comes news of Korean human traffickers busted in the Phillipines: The Task Force Against Illegal Recruitment rescued 14 Filipino women from suspected South Korean human traffickers and ...more »

Picture of the Day: Good News at Jongmyo

» by July 25th, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="333" caption="The Cultural Heritage Administration held a traditional ritual at downtown Jongmyo Shrine July 15 to celebrate the UNESCO world heritage designation of Joseon era royal tombs. ...more »

Michael Jackson Offers to Travel to North Korea?

» by July 25th, 2009 at 11:13 am » Comments (5)

Joshua over at One Free Korea has done it again because I couldn't stop laughing after reading this posting about Michael Jackson offering to go to North Korea to negotiate ...more »

North Korea Has No Interest In Agreed Framework 3.0

» by July 25th, 2009 at 8:36 am » Comments (1)

So much for Agreed Framework 3.0: North Korea on Thursday rejected as "nonsense" an incentive package flagged by the U.S. in return for complete and irreversible denuclearization. At a press conference at ...more »

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