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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Pieces of border fence being stolen to be sold as scrap metal
» by Bill August 28th, 2009 at 8:08 am » Comments (2)
A different type of foreign aid. From the New York Times- They have heard of people tunneling under it, scaling it and, on the Mexican side, defacing it. But it is ...more »Video Documentary of North Korean Logging Camps In Russia
» by GI Korea August 28th, 2009 at 5:43 am » Comments (0)
Here is a real must watch video of North Koreans working in logging camps in remote areas of Siberia in Russia by journalist Simon Ostrovsky: To the West, North Korea is ...more »Changes Coming to Blogging as Newspapers Look to Protect Content
» by GI Korea August 28th, 2009 at 5:39 am » Comments (3)
Below is a comment left by JoeC on my postings with tips to creating a successful blog and I think what he says is worthy of a blog posting all ...more »Why North Korea Wants to Restart Family Reunions
» by GI Korea August 27th, 2009 at 10:06 pm » Comments (4)
I really hope no one thinks that the possible meeting of long separated families is some great breakthrough for inter-Korean relations though the cynical side of me believes that many ...more »George Bush & Y.E. Yang to Play Golf Together
» by GI Korea August 27th, 2009 at 7:13 pm » Comments (1)
I'm sure a month ago that PGA Championship winner Y.E. Yang probably never thought he would have George W. Bush as his new golfing buddy: PGA Championship winner Yang Yong-eun is ...more »Picture of the Day: Cell Phone Protesters
» by GI Korea August 27th, 2009 at 4:15 pm » Comments (3)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Protest against high mobile phone rates: A protestor from the People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy puts on a performance urging local mobile carriers to lower call ...more »Kansas Congresswoman says GOP looking for Great White Hope
» by Bill August 27th, 2009 at 11:34 am » Comments (24)
Someone should tell Lynn Jenkins that Jerry Quarry has been dead for over a decade. From AP- U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins told a recent gathering in northeast Kansas that the ...more »ROK Drop’s Tips to Creating A Succesful Blog
» by GI Korea August 27th, 2009 at 7:52 am » Comments (32)
Over the past few months I have had a steady stream of e-mails requesting tips about how to start a successful blog. As many of you know, I have been ...more »South Korean Actress Lee Young-ae Secretly Marries In the US
» by GI Korea August 27th, 2009 at 7:32 am » Comments (6)
It took a while but South Korean actress Lee Young-ae who's most famous role was in the TV drama Dae Jang Guem has finally gotten married at age 38: Top actress ...more »Does this Find Challenge China’s Claim to Balhae?
» by GI Korea August 27th, 2009 at 7:17 am » Comments (2)
The only problem I see with this conclusion is that the Chinese claim the Koguryo kingdom as part of their history as well, which makes this recent finding irrelevant: A crown ...more »
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