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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Louis Vuitton Wins Forgery Case In Korea
» by GI Korea September 12th, 2009 at 10:15 am » Comments (4)
This is the first time I have ever seen a counterfeiter in Korea lose a lawsuit like this: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="377" caption="At left is a Santa V-branded bag, which a ...more »The US Ambassador Blogs from Daehakro
» by GI Korea September 12th, 2009 at 6:42 am » Comments (0)
The US Ambassador to Korea, Kathleen Stephens really continues to do a good job in regards to reaching out to the Korean public and really appears to enjoy her job: As ...more »Korea Tries for Pork Eating Guinness World Record
» by GI Korea September 12th, 2009 at 6:28 am » Comments (2)
We had the discussion last week here on the ROK Drop in regards to Korea holding a BBQ festival and that is kind of what the good folks Chungcheongbuk-do are ...more »US Agrees to Bi-lateral Talks with North Korea
» by GI Korea September 11th, 2009 at 6:23 pm » Comments (15)
The bi-lateral talks were obviously going to happen, but I am surprised the Obama administration folded this quick: In a dramatic policy shift, the Obama administration Friday said it is willing ...more »9-11 Eight years later- In memory of Ken Marino
» by Bill September 11th, 2009 at 9:27 am » Comments (5)
This is a re-post of something I wrote on 9-11's fifth anniversary. Ken Marino, age 40 was a NYC firefigther who died on 9-11. He was the only person I knew ...more »Four Mongolian officials barred for referee bribe at boxing worlds
» by Bill September 11th, 2009 at 7:32 am » Comments (0)
Did the bribe fail because the Rolex was a fake?* From AP- Four officials of the Mongolia team were expelled from the world boxing championships Thursday for allegedly trying to bribe ...more »Recommended List of Korea Related Twitter Pages
» by GI Korea September 11th, 2009 at 5:40 am » Comments (14)
Philip over at London Korean Links has a really good posting up about Twitter and how its use has exploded in the K-blogosphere: If the KCNA has discovered the power of ...more »LA Times On Korea’s Dog Meat Eating Culture
» by GI Korea September 11th, 2009 at 5:38 am » Comments (10)
It seems like every year a newspaper in the US releases something in regards to Korea's dog eating: As Lee Won-bok arranged his posters one Saturday at a busy outdoor pedestrian ...more »Journalist uses Jaycee Duggard tragedy as fodder for sports column
» by Bill September 10th, 2009 at 10:59 am » Comments (6)
Sports Columnist Mark Whicker wrote a column yesterday about all the sports events Jaycee Dugard missed over the last 18 years. Who is Jaycee Duggard? She was an 11-year-old girl ...more »Picture of the Day: US Marine Graves In Hamhung, North Korea
» by GI Korea September 10th, 2009 at 7:48 am » Comments (9)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Marines of the First Marine Division pay their respects to fallen buddies during memorial services at the division's cemetery at Hamhung, Korea, following the break-out from ...more »
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