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Monthly Archives: March 2010

Picture of the Day: Feeling Froggy

» by March 6th, 2010 at 12:44 pm » Comments (1)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="478" caption="With "Gyeongchip" on March 6 approaching, frogs wake up from hibernation at a special exhibition at the 63 Building Sea World in Seoul are drawing visitors' ...more »

College Basketball team slowed on way to Moscow

» by March 6th, 2010 at 11:59 am » Comments (0)

Papers please, comrade. From the Honolulu Advertiser- Perhaps it was fitting that the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team had to sit for about 30 minutes on a stalled bus on ...more »

“Bling Ring” Leader Rachel Lee Daughter of North Korean Immigrant

» by March 6th, 2010 at 8:38 am » Comments (8)

Last night on 20/20 they had a special on the Hollywood "Bling Ring" that broke into and robbed the homes of numerous celebrities in the Los Angeles area.  20/20 interviewed ...more »

More Chinese & Global Warming Fearmongering

» by March 5th, 2010 at 10:55 pm » Comments (7)

You have got to love the fact that this journalist was able to get both Chinese and global warming fearmongering all into one article: China has started exploring how to reap ...more »

North Korean Defector Writes Book About Kim Family’s European Shopping Trips

» by March 5th, 2010 at 9:10 pm » Comments (1)

This looks like it may be interesting read though the information provided by the defector is a bit dated: A North Korean colonel who spent two decades going on European shopping ...more »

Have Korean Researchers Discovered Alcohol That Doesn’t Give You A Hangover?

» by March 5th, 2010 at 4:17 pm » Comments (6)

That is at least what they are claiming: Booze, for all its magical wonder, still has big drawbacks: You can't sober up quickly, and you often get a hangover. Now Korean ...more »

Picture of the Day: Winter Snow On Mt. Sorak

» by March 5th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="350" caption="Tourists walk on a snow-covered path at Mt. Seorak National Park in Sokcho, Gangwon Province on Thursday. /Newsis "][/caption] more »

Are US Troops Still Needed In South Korea?

» by March 5th, 2010 at 8:00 am » Comments (53)

Here is an interesting article by journalist Ben Hancock in The Diplomat about the US troop presence in South Korea that readers here at the ROK Drop should find of ...more »

Is Kim Yu-na Planning to Retire?

» by March 5th, 2010 at 3:34 am » Comments (20)

I would be very surprised if Kim Yu-na retires considering the amount of money she can potentially make over the coming years by continuing her skating career: Olympic gold medalist Kim ...more »

American Steel MC Announces Spring Poker Run

» by March 4th, 2010 at 9:08 pm » Comments (1)

Via the ROK Drop Classifieds comes this announcement for those interested: Join American Steel MC for our annual Spring Poker Run date: 24 APR 2010 start: Anjung-ri 3 Stooges best hand: $100 worst hand: $50 cost: ...more »

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