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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Picture of the Day: Dokdo Corea!
» by GI Korea April 23rd, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (4)
This funny picture via Monster Island is probably a Photoshop job, but it is still funny. more »Places In Korea: Kamaksan Mountain
» by GI Korea April 23rd, 2010 at 6:33 am » Comments (5)
Besides being the week that honors the Battle of the Kapyong, this week is also the anniversary of the Battle of the Imjim, which is best known by the last ...more »Korean woman’s climb of Himalayan peak disputed
» by Bill April 23rd, 2010 at 4:38 am » Comments (3)
Did Oh Eun-Sun summit Kangchenjunga, the world's 3rd tallest mountain? The 2009 ascent by a Korean climber of Nepal's Kangchenjunga peak has been marked as "disputed" by the accepted arbiter ...more »Korean Airports (Part II): Uljin
» by NC47 April 23rd, 2010 at 12:34 am » Comments (3)
I didn't think I would be able to get anywhere close to this Airport but to my surprise, I was able to drive right up to the terminal. Contrary to ...more »Korean Government Says OPCON Transfer To Move Forward As Planned
» by GI Korea April 22nd, 2010 at 4:35 pm » Comments (34)
I sure hope this is true: Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan says South Korea and the United States have not discussed or agreed to delay the U.S. transfer of wartime operational ...more »Picture of the Day: A Korean Religious Meeting
» by GI Korea April 22nd, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="459" caption="President Lee Myung-bak talks to religious leaders about the Cheonan disaster yesterday at the Blue House. From left; Han Yang-won, chairman of the Korea Ethnic Religions ...more »Korean Airports (Part I): Yangyang
» by NC47 April 22nd, 2010 at 8:49 am » Comments (12)
I watched a BBC program a while back on Korea's "Ghost Airports" and had a chance to visit Yangyang, Uljin and Muan Airports to see for myself if these airports were ...more »South Korea Concludes that North Korean Submarine Responsible for Sinking of the Cheonan
» by GI Korea April 22nd, 2010 at 6:29 am » Comments (27)
This conclusion of the investigation of the sinking of the ROK Navy vessel has actually come out quicker than I thought. I figured the South Korean government would want more ...more »Men get life prison terms for Shanghai building collapse
» by Bill April 22nd, 2010 at 3:20 am » Comments (3)
One worker was killed. Que Jingde and Zhang Zhiqin of Shanghai Meidu Real Estate both received life terms for the June 2009 collapse. According to China Daily, Zhang had allowed ...more »North Korea Freedom Week Coming to Seoul – See Below for Schedule
» by GI Korea April 21st, 2010 at 4:47 pm » Comments (4)
For all of you currently residing in South Korea, I highly recommend checking out the upcoming weeklong series of events for North Korea Freedom Week, which for the first time is being held ...more »
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