Monthly Archives: May 2010
US-Korea Free Trade Agreement Likely Stalled For Another Year
» by GI Korea May 15th, 2010 at 9:49 am » Comments (11)
It looks like the US-ROK Free Trade Agreement is dead for yet another year: Leading senators and a group of former officials are pushing the Obama administration to send a ...more »Boeing Unveils Next Generation Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
» by NC47 May 15th, 2010 at 3:22 am » Comments (16)
Boeing revealed its next generation Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) dubbed the "Phantom Ray". Unmanned aircraft took a leap forward Monday when Boeing unveiled the Phantom Ray -- an advanced robotic craft that ...more »Congress Buys More Things the Pentagon Does Not Want
» by GI Korea May 15th, 2010 at 2:31 am » Comments (18)
I mentioned earlier this week how some members in Congress and think tank types want to cut the pay and benefits of people who serve in the US military, yet ...more »English Teaching Position In Daegu Offered
» by GI Korea May 14th, 2010 at 10:39 pm » Comments (12)
Via the ROK Drop Classifieds, here is an English teaching job offer in the Daegu area for those who are interested: eaching at a Kindergarten in Daegu 2:30-4:30 or 5:30 2 or ...more »Are Allegations of Abuse of the Wondergirls In the US Valid?
» by GI Korea May 14th, 2010 at 4:47 pm » Comments (22)
One of Korea's most famous K-pop groups the Wondergirls recently toured in the US and some controversy was stoked when one of the band members Sun-mi quit and went back ...more »Picture of the Day: Suwon Fortress During the Korean War
» by GI Korea May 14th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="568" caption="A badly damaged Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon. The Korean War greatly affected Suwon, as the city changed hands four times. Many soldiers passing up or down ...more »Incheon Airport Places 2nd in the 2010 World’s Best Airport Awards
» by NC47 May 14th, 2010 at 5:33 am » Comments (2)
According to the SKYTRAX web site, Incheon Airport has dropped from 1st to 2nd in this years best airport awards. The 1st place award went to Changi Airport in Singapore which placed 3rd ...more »The Russian Solution to Somali Piracy
» by GI Korea May 14th, 2010 at 4:29 am » Comments (30)
So does anyone think the Somali pirates will ever target Russian ships?: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="213" caption="The Russian warship Marshal Shaposhnikov, pictured in 2003 during exercises in the Indian Ocean."][/caption] Ten pirates ...more »Korea Finder 16-10
» by GI Korea May 13th, 2010 at 10:06 pm » Comments (9)
So who knows the name of this Korean port city?: Here is this year’s Korea Finder Leadersboard: Mark – 5 Leon Laporte - 4 Lemmy – 3 The Korean – 1 Sonagi – 1 Kushibo – 1 The ...more »What Can Greece Learn from Korea’s Economic Policies?
» by GI Korea May 13th, 2010 at 5:42 pm » Comments (4)
I have always said that there is a lot that developing nations can learn from South Korea's incredible economic as well political development over the past 50 years, but now ...more »





