Monthly Archives: September 2009
North Korea Blames Rising Water Levels for Imjim Flood
» by GI Korea September 8th, 2009 at 6:43 pm » Comments (0)
What nonsense: North Korea on Monday claimed a sudden massive discharge of water from an Imjin River dam that led to flash floods on the South Korean side of the border ...more »Picture of the Day: NBA Cheerleaders Perform In Korea
» by GI Korea September 8th, 2009 at 6:29 pm » Comments (2)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="319" caption="Dunking Divas, the cheerleading team of the New Jersey Nets, perform during a friendship match between Korea's ETLand Black Slamer and NBA players at the 2009 ...more »Stars & Stripes Exposes Prostitution In South Korea’s Juicy Bars
» by GI Korea September 8th, 2009 at 7:48 am » Comments (149)
Here is some shocking news for everyone, the Stars & Stripes has investigated and confirmed that (gasp!) juicy bars are fronts for prostitution!: It took less than an hour and $40 ...more »Check Out Seoul’s New Promotional Video
» by GI Korea September 8th, 2009 at 7:30 am » Comments (2)
From Hermit Hideaways comes Seoul's latest promotional video that is actually much better than ones we have seen before: So what did everyone else think about this new promotion? more »Picture of the Day: Cooling Off at Gamaso Pool
» by GI Korea September 7th, 2009 at 6:28 pm » Comments (1)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Mountain valleys near Gamaso Village have nice spots for summer vacationers. "][/caption] Via KBS Global. more »India & South Korea Sign Agreement On Sale of Nuclear Reactors
» by GI Korea September 7th, 2009 at 10:46 am » Comments (6)
It seems like everyone is interested in expanding their nuclear energy capabilities except the US: A joint task force will be set up to explore the possibility of India buying nuclear ...more »North Korea Kills Six In South Korea with Flood
» by GI Korea September 7th, 2009 at 7:14 am » Comments (6)
There is just no way that this flood created by the North Koreans wasn't intentional: The government is asking North Korea for an explanation about a flash flood on the Imjin ...more »Another Soldier Charged In King Club Bar Brawl
» by GI Korea September 6th, 2009 at 4:02 pm » Comments (9)
The fall out from the February brawl at Itaewon's King Club continues: Despite an investigating officer’s recommendation that assault charges should be dropped, a Yongsan soldier is to be court-martialed ...more »Victor Cha On North Korea’s “Smile Diplomacy”
» by GI Korea September 6th, 2009 at 9:51 am » Comments (2)
Victor Cha has a really good interview on the Council on Foreign Relations website that I highly recommend everyone check out. Here is a quick excerpt: Victor D. Cha, who served ...more »Chinese Government Disputes US Journalists’ Account of Capture
» by GI Korea September 6th, 2009 at 7:59 am » Comments (7)
Really when you think about it, this makes sense for the Chinese government to deny that North Korean soldiers violated Chinese sovereignty by dragging the two US journalists to North ...more »





