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Monthly Archives: April 2010

Sinking of South Korean Navy Ship Could Effect Resumption of Nuclear Talks

» by April 16th, 2010 at 4:19 pm » Comments (15)

As the evidence begins to mount of North Korean involvement in the sinking of the Cheonan, even the US government is beginning to give hints that they think the North ...more »

Browsing histories published online in Kenzero virus scam

» by April 16th, 2010 at 2:48 pm » Comments (4)

The viewing of anime on the internet can come with unexpected charges. Users of the Winny filesharing service are thought to be particularly at risk from the ...more »

Picture of the Day: The National Guard Combatives Trophy

» by April 16th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (9)

This had to be intentional because I doubt someone could have unintentionally been this stupid? You can read more about this trophy over at Argghhh! more »

American Athlete Kicked Out of Korean Professional Basketball League for Crude Gesture

» by April 16th, 2010 at 9:24 am » Comments (14)

Maybe he thought the referee didn't know what this gesture meant? An American athlete in South Korea's professional basketball league has been expelled for raising his middle finger toward a referee ...more »

Chief Investigator Blames External Explosion After Cheonan Is Raised

» by April 16th, 2010 at 3:46 am » Comments (11)

The ROK Navy ship the Cheonan has been raised from the bottom of the Yellow Sea, which has allowed investigators to find more of the bodies of the missing crew ...more »

Craigslist Prostitution & Escort Services Under Fire In Korea

» by April 15th, 2010 at 8:57 pm » Comments (23)

ROK Drop commenter Leon LaPorte that brought up the Craigslist ads in a thread not too long ago and now it appears that Korean authorities are looking at cracking down ...more »

US Marine Facebook Page Temporarily Shutdown for Supporting Tea Party Movement

» by April 15th, 2010 at 4:48 pm » Comments (9)

Here is an article in the Army Times that shows how the US Marines cracked down on a guy that had a Tea Party webpage: After a brief disruption, a politically charged Facebook page ...more »

Picture of the Day: Tough Sinuiju Women

» by April 15th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (11)

Via Adam Cathcart. more »

Fraud Surrounding Korea’s Starcraft Gaming League Uncovered

» by April 15th, 2010 at 10:03 am » Comments (1)

The Korean gaming industry has received yet another big blow with the uncovering of this gaming fraud: The Korea e-Sports Association and a pro gamers’ group reportedly found circumstantial evidence that ...more »

Hatoyama Tells Obama He Needs to “Understand” Okinawa Negotiations

» by April 15th, 2010 at 7:49 am » Comments (0)

So what does Prime Minister Hatoyama expect President Obama to understand?  That Japan plans on reneging on a signed agreement between the two countries?: Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama promised President Barack ...more »

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