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Monthly Archives: June 2010

Picture of the Day: North Korean Navy of the Korean War

» by June 21st, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (3)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Three Korean Communists in a fishing boat are captured by the USS MANCHESTER off the coast of Korea. May 10, 1951. "][/caption] more »

Abnormal radiation detected near Korean border

» by June 21st, 2010 at 7:43 am » Comments (9)

Levels of Xenon were found to be high times their normal amount on May 15th. Abnormally high radiation levels were detected near the border between the two Koreas days after ...more »

Hopefully No One Gets Sent to the Gulag After North Korea Destroyed By Portugal 7-0 In World Cup Match

» by June 21st, 2010 at 6:40 am » Comments (9)

It sucks for the players to lose this bad, but I have no problem seeing the Portuguese running up the score against a team that represents the horrid Kim Jong-il ...more »

ROK Drop Weekly Linklets – June 20, 2010

» by June 20th, 2010 at 3:21 pm » Comments (3)

The Koreas Is this a new Samsung import to America, pot! This compensation payment from the North Koreans to the Chinese nationals they killed maybe next to nothing, but it is still ...more »

Picture of the Day: World Cup Girls

» by June 20th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (23)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="350" caption="Football fans pose as they come out to cheer for Team Korea before the Group B match in the World Cup against Argentina in Seoul on ...more »

Female Soldiers Reprimanded For Getting Pregnant In Iraq

» by June 20th, 2010 at 4:59 am » Comments (14)

Some how I don't think a letter of reprimand that doesn't remain in your permanent file is going to do anything to relieve this problem: Seven U.S. soldiers, including three men, ...more »

ROK Drop Korean Movie Review: Address Unknown

» by June 20th, 2010 at 4:06 am » Comments (9)

This is probably the most prominent movie made in South Korea that looks at the Korean and GI relationship, Address Unknown: The movie was released in 2001, but was supposed to ...more »

Is Mt. Baekdu Ready to Erupt?

» by June 19th, 2010 at 4:55 pm » Comments (6)

It seems like this is just some sensationalized story to fill page space in the Korea Times: The government is paying attention to the possibility of a major eruption of ...more »

Picture of the Day: Wonder Girls Yubin Looking Good

» by June 19th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (7)

Via MTV Iggy. more »

Picture of the Day: Honoring the UN Dead

» by June 19th, 2010 at 12:53 pm » Comments (5)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="President visits UN cemetery : President Lee Myung-bak pays homage to the 40,896 U.N. troops who were killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, along with the ...more »

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