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The World’s 10 Most Expensive Cities In 2010
» by GI Korea June 30th, 2010 at 11:03 pm » Comments (8)
BusinessWeek has their yearly article out listing the world's most expensive cities and Seoul did not make the Top 10. However, 4 of the 10 most expensive cities can be ...more »Korean-American Arrested In New York for Operating Prostitution Ring
» by GI Korea June 30th, 2010 at 4:43 pm » Comments (13)
Via a reader tip comes this story of a Korean woman in Queens who was arrested pimping out other Korean women: They answered help-wanted ads for nail salons and wound up sex ...more »Picture of the Day: North Korean Tacos In L.A.
» by GI Korea June 30th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)
You can read more about this taco truck over at ZenKimchi. more »ROK Drop Book Review: Yin Yang Tattoo By Ron McMillan
» by GI Korea June 30th, 2010 at 2:16 am » Comments (7)
There are very few English language novels set in South Korea, which makes Ron McMillan's new book Yin Yang Tattoo a good read for people interested in Korea. Most of ...more »Another South Korean Celebrity Commits Suicide, Park Yong-ha Dead at Age 33
» by GI Korea June 29th, 2010 at 11:40 pm » Comments (31)
Another South Korean celebrity Park Yong-ha has reportedly committed suicide: (Picture via the Korea Herald) A popular South Korean actor and singer was found dead Wednesday in an apparent suicide that ...more »Curfew for USFK Servicemembers In South Korea to End On Friday
» by GI Korea June 29th, 2010 at 8:27 pm » Comments (42)
The often debated curfew issue here at the ROK Drop is now going to be officially ended on Friday: Saying “there is no reason to have a curfew,” the commander of ...more »Are Blogs Becoming A Dying Media Platform?
» by GI Korea June 29th, 2010 at 5:42 pm » Comments (7)
That is what the Economist is wondering: ONLINE archaeology can yield surprising results. When John Kelly of Morningside Analytics, a market-research firm, recently pored over data from websites in ...more »Picture of the Day: The Korean Man Bag
» by GI Korea June 29th, 2010 at 12:59 pm » Comments (4)
From ROKetship via Extra Korea! more »Japan Eliminated from World Cup After 5-3 Penalty Kick Loss to Paraguay
» by GI Korea June 29th, 2010 at 9:50 am » Comments (7)
Even though Japan's loss to Paraguay in penalty kicks eliminates the last Asian teamfrom the World Cup I'm sure the vast majority of Koreans were happy with the result. It ...more »Could the G-20 Violence In Toronto Happen In Korea?
» by GI Korea June 29th, 2010 at 2:11 am » Comments (19)
Violence from the usual anarchist/leftist scum has been rocking downtown Toronto as that country hosts the G-20 summit: Police in Toronto fired tear gas on protesters for a second straight day ...more »
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