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Monthly Archives: October 2009

Korea Finder 31-09

» by October 22nd, 2009 at 8:13 pm » Comments (7)

So who knows what this building pictured below is?: Here is this year’s Korea Finder Leadersboard: Mark – 9 Leon Laporte – 8 RoK N Roll – 5 Brewcrew17 – 1 Obiwan – 1 Rommel – 1 Sonagi ...more »

Minneapolis bound plane overshoots airport by 150 miles

» by October 22nd, 2009 at 4:05 pm » Comments (1)

Did any Northwest Airlines Frequent Flyers* on board the plane get extra miles? A Northwest Airlines flight approaching Minneapolis Wednesday night lost contact with controllers for more than an hour and overshot ...more »

New PACOM Commander Admiral Willard Says North Korea Must Denuclearize

» by October 22nd, 2009 at 3:58 pm » Comments (1)

The new PACOM commander is keeping to the official line of demanding that North Korea denuclearize: The new commander of U.S. forces in Asia and the Pacific and Indian Oceans says ...more »

Picture of the Day: Remembering Ahn Jung-geun

» by October 22nd, 2009 at 1:10 pm » Comments (8)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Independence activist Ahn Jung-geun remembered: Officials from the Ministry of Patriots & Veterans Affairs and citizens take part in a hand printing ceremony Wednesday, at the ...more »

Picture of the Day: The Bond Girl, Kim Yu-na

» by October 22nd, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="482" caption="Skater Kim Yu-na performs at the gala exhibition at Bompard in Paris. Earlier on Sunday, Kim set a new world record with a score of 210.03 ...more »

Massive security at Asian summit in Thailand

» by October 22nd, 2009 at 12:40 pm » Comments (2)

Does anyone think this is overkill? Thailand has deployed more than 36,000 military and police to guard a summit of Asian leaders, working to prevent any repeat of the disruptions that ...more »

Kim Jong-il Costume Hot Pick this Halloween

» by October 22nd, 2009 at 10:00 am » Comments (8)

I find it interesting that people can get worked up about someone wearing an "illegal alien" costume, but find nothing wrong with dressing up as a brutal mass murdering dictator: The ...more »

Poll Says Chinese Prefer Americans to Koreans

» by October 22nd, 2009 at 6:55 am » Comments (6)

Here is another survey asking people in Shanghai and Beijing about how they feel about Koreans: Chinese people seem to regard South Korea as a strong, clean, bright and helpful country, ...more »

Congress votes to end The Widow Penalty

» by October 22nd, 2009 at 6:50 am » Comments (6)

A unfair provision of American immigration law is finally being abolished. Congress passed a bill Tuesday that would make widows and widowers of U.S. citizens eligible for green cards even if ...more »

Koreans Protest Secretary Gates Visit to Korea

» by October 21st, 2009 at 4:00 pm » Comments (9)

The usual anti-us groups were out in force protesting US Defense Secretary Robert Gates visit to Seoul: Top American defense officials maintained a tough stand Wednesday against North Korea, calling its ...more »

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