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Monthly Archives: March 2010

Cambodian Banned from Marrying Koreans

» by March 20th, 2010 at 8:40 pm » Comments (19)

The wording in this article seems a little strange to me: Cambodia has temporarily banned its citizens from tying the knot with Korean nationals, officials at the Korean Embassy in ...more »

Honduras Withdraws Ethnic Korean As Ambassador Nominee

» by March 20th, 2010 at 4:31 pm » Comments (5)

It looks like it is amateur hour over at the Honduran Foreign Ministry: Honduras has withdrawn its designation of a Korean-born woman as its new ambassador to South Korea after ...more »

Picture of the Day: Spring Model

» by March 20th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Photographers seek to capture the beauty of spring by taking pictures of a model during a photo contest held at the Korea Design Center in Seongnam, ...more »

Yellow Dust Storms Plague China & Korean Peninsula

» by March 20th, 2010 at 9:35 am » Comments (16)

While billions get wasted on global warming a real man made environmental disaster continues unabated: China's capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this ...more »

North Korea Threatens to Seize South Korean Real Estate Located at the Kumgang Resort

» by March 20th, 2010 at 6:28 am » Comments (6)

Just like with Roh Jeong-ho, I just don't feel sorry for any South Korean businessman that did business with North Korea knowing that getting cheated was the likely out come: [caption ...more »

Abortion Restrictions Increased In South Korea

» by March 20th, 2010 at 1:20 am » Comments (0)

It will be interesting to see if the abortion issue in Korea will become a hot button issue like it is in the US with the enforcement of these restrictions: Having ...more »

US Company Face Huge Fine for Illegal Military Technology Export to South Korea

» by March 19th, 2010 at 8:11 pm » Comments (13)

Here is a pretty hefty fine that was leveled on this Colorado based company: A U.S. company is accused of illegally exporting defense technology used by the U.S. military to South ...more »

Subsidized Travel Available this Year for Korean War Veterans

» by March 19th, 2010 at 4:07 pm » Comments (6)

I have mentioned this before but here is some further details about how the Korean government is subsidizing travel and accommodations for Korean War veterans wanting to visit South Korea ...more »

Picture of the Day: Korea’s Newest Immigrants

» by March 19th, 2010 at 1:10 pm » Comments (31)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Marriage immigrants celebrate yesterday in the Incheon Immigration Office, where they were naturalized as Korean citizens. YONHAP"]"[/caption] more »

Picture of the Day: ROK Army Bridge Crossing

» by March 19th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (1)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="323" caption="Korean Army soldiers of the Sixth Engineer Brigade under the Sixth Army Corps conduct a river-crossing exercise over the Hantan River in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi, yesterday. The ...more »

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