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Koreans Denied Entry Into Switzerland Causes Violent Left Wing Riot
» by GI Korea December 6th, 2009 at 9:53 am » Comments (9)
It looks like South Korea has found a new export market, radical left wing protesters: Violence broke out at the start of the protest march linked to the opening of the ...more »Prime Minister Stephen Harper Set to Visit DMZ this Week
» by GI Korea December 6th, 2009 at 9:42 am » Comments (8)
For all my Canadian readers out there, look who is stopping by the DMZ: Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit the demilitarized zone between South and North Korea on Monday, Harper's ...more »Korean Government to Launch Feasibility Study for Chinese & Japanese Tunnel Projects
» by GI Korea December 6th, 2009 at 4:38 am » Comments (1)
It looks like the tunnels from Korea to Japan and China continues to be studied to see if it is feasible: South Korea said Wednesday it will conduct an economic and ...more »Streaming Seoul 2009 Video Contest Announced
» by GI Korea December 5th, 2009 at 10:54 pm » Comments (1)
Via the ROK Drop Classifieds comes this announcement: Seoul is running a campaign for promoting Seoul across the globe through videos. The campaign is for non-Koreans who are fascinated with Korean ...more »“Googlegate” Follows “Climategate” Scandal
» by GI Korea December 5th, 2009 at 5:25 pm » Comments (20)
First we had the "Climategate" scandal and now we have "Googlegate": Among the points of interest in the unfolding climate scandal is the fact that the term “climategate” rapidly eclipsed global ...more »Picture of the Day: It is Looking A Lot Like Christmas In Gwangju
» by GI Korea December 5th, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (1)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="210" caption="A 20-meter-high Christmas tree tower went up in Gwangju's Yangrim-dong"][/caption] Via Brian in Jeollanam-do. more »South Korea Has Tough Road to Advance In World Cup
» by GI Korea December 5th, 2009 at 9:39 am » Comments (10)
With a draw like this, I don't think it is going to be 2002 all over again for the South Korean World Cup team: South Korea has been drawn with Argentina, ...more »Priests Leaving Catholic Church In Korea
» by GI Korea December 5th, 2009 at 4:56 am » Comments (2)
Maybe this is one way for Korea to increase its extremely low birth rate ;-) [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="342" caption="Gupodong Catholic Church (Image from Robert Koehler)"][/caption] The Catholic Church in South Korea ...more »Vote For Your Chance at Free Concert Tickets
» by GI Korea December 4th, 2009 at 11:18 pm » Comments (0)
Via the ROK Drop Classifieds comes this announcement: Do you like Korean films? Are you a fan of electronic music? If so, this offer’s for you! This month, 10 Magazine lets you ...more »Wonder Girls Set to Appear On FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance?”
» by GI Korea December 4th, 2009 at 5:44 pm » Comments (17)
Appearing on this show will probably give the Wonder Girls more exposure than their recent concert appearances with the Jonas Brothers: South Korea's female pop group Wonder Girls will perform on ...more »
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