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Monthly Archives: April 2010

Korean Government to Ban Online Games After Midnight

» by April 13th, 2010 at 1:34 am » Comments (24)

I understand the Korean government is trying to solve a problem with video game addiction with the nation's youth, but where are the parents in all of this that are ...more »

Where to Get A Tattoo at In Korea

» by April 12th, 2010 at 8:32 pm » Comments (17)

10 Magazine has a recent article looking at the best places to get a tattoo in Korea: Iroc Kim, a Korean-American with 13 years in the industry, first came to Korea ...more »

So What Is the Big Deal With This US-Japan Secret Agreement?

» by April 12th, 2010 at 3:52 pm » Comments (1)

I don't see what the big deal is about this so called secret agreement made with Japan nearly 60 years ago: In a 1958 secret agreement with the United States, the ...more »

Picture of the Day: Korean Hospital In Afghanistan

» by April 12th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (6)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="482" caption="April 9, GIMHAE, South Korea -- An overview of a hospital in Bagram Airbase, Kabul which will be operated by South Korea's Paik Medical Center. The ...more »

US Navy Dispatches Somali Pirates

» by April 12th, 2010 at 8:32 am » Comments (5)

This is what more navies should be doing with these Somali pirates: People on a skiff shot at the USS Ashland approximately 330 nautical miles off the coast of Djibouti. The Ashland ...more »

A Look At Korean Bullfighting

» by April 12th, 2010 at 5:01 am » Comments (5)

I did not know that there was bull fighting in Korea, but as journalist Jason Strother reports there is: Spain is famous for bullfighting although some parts of the country are ...more »

ROK Drop Weekly Linklets – April 11th, 2010

» by April 11th, 2010 at 4:58 pm » Comments (0)

The Koreas Some thoughts on why Korean netizens shouldn't get pissed off when Korean words are mispronounced. Did any of you reading this living in New York happen to be ...more »

Picture of the Day: Cherry Blossoms of Jinhae

» by April 11th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="461" caption="April 9, JINHAE, South Korea -- Gorgeous cherry blossoms are full bloom in Jinhae, South Gyeongsang Province, where the Naval Port Festival is held from April ...more »

South Korean Destroyer Stops Pursuit of Hijacked Ship

» by April 11th, 2010 at 8:01 am » Comments (5)

Any wonder why South Korean ships seem to be continuously hijacked by Somali pirates?: South Korea ordered a warship out of Somali waters after the owner of a hijacked South Korean ...more »

USFK Soldiers Train to Look for the Enemy Within

» by April 10th, 2010 at 5:27 pm » Comments (11)

Did any ROK Drop readers happen to attend this training?: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="348" caption="Eighth (Field) Army is taking a proactive approach to prevent potential insider violence. U.S. Army file photo."][/caption] While ...more »

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