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Monthly Archives: August 2010

Picture of the Day: What Lies Beneath

» by August 17th, 2010 at 12:55 pm » Comments (0)

Via Joong Ang Ilbo. more »

US Officials Visit Aijalon Mahli Gomes At Pyongyang Hospital

» by August 17th, 2010 at 11:02 am » Comments (15)

Here is an update for everyone on the status of detained American in North Korea Aijalon Mahli Gomes: An American sentenced to eight years of hard labor in North Korea has ...more »

Picture of the Day: Protesting the Japanese In Korea 1960

» by August 16th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (6)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="490" caption="Jim Vestal/Stars and Stripes Seoul, South Korea, September, 1960: South Korean police restrain a student protesting the visit of Japanese Foreign Minister Zentaro Kosaka, whose trip ...more »

A Profile of the Western Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

» by August 16th, 2010 at 3:07 am » Comments (12)

Background The Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) was established the signing of the armistice agreement that ended the Korean War on July 27, 1953.  It was agreed upon that the DMZ would ...more »

Picture of the Day: Embedded Media

» by August 15th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)

Via Delta Bravo Sierra. more »

Tobacco Care Packages to Vets to Resume

» by August 14th, 2010 at 5:53 pm » Comments (8)

Well it is good to see that this was worked out: The U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that it plans to resume shipping care packages with cigarettes and other ...more »

Picture of the Day: Petal Rice Cakes

» by August 14th, 2010 at 12:56 pm » Comments (4)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="393" caption="Heungmi kkotjeon (Pan-fried Sweet Black Rice Cake with Flower Petals) made with natural flower (Courtesy of Korea House) (Source: Han Style) "][/caption] more »

Landing Gear Blamed for Osan F-16 Crash

» by August 13th, 2010 at 6:37 pm » Comments (25)

The investigation into a crash of an Osan Airbase F-16 crash this past February has concluded with it being blamed on landing gear: An investigation has found that the crash of ...more »

Picture of the Day: Butterfly Catching In Gangwon-do

» by August 13th, 2010 at 12:59 pm » Comments (3)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption=" Children run to catch butterflies at the Holoce Ecosystem Academy in Hoengseong County, Gangwon. by Kwon Hyuk-jae"][/caption] Via the Joong Ang Ilbo. more »

Korean Fashion Designer Andre Kim Dies At Age 74

» by August 12th, 2010 at 6:35 pm » Comments (9)

Here is some bad news for fans of the strange but always entertaining Korean fashion designer Andre Kim who has sadly passed away: Andre Kim, one of South Korea's best-known fashion ...more »

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