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Monthly Archives: October 2010

Kim Jong-nam Against Handing of North Korean Power to Younger Brother

» by October 12th, 2010 at 4:02 am » Comments (10)

Kim Jong-il's oldest son Kim Jong-nam must be really at odds with the rest his family to pipe up like this and give his opinion against the transfer of power ...more »

Chinese React As Expected To Awarding of Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo

» by October 11th, 2010 at 8:10 pm » Comments (13)

Wasn't the Olympics supposed to cause Beijing to open up and embrace democracy and how well did that work out? Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to an imprisoned Chinese dissident sparked ...more »

Picture of the Day: Meet the Kims

» by October 11th, 2010 at 12:53 pm » Comments (1)

The North Korean dictatorship established by Kim Il Sung after World War II was taken over by his son Kim Jong Il in the 1990s. Now Kim Jong Il’s health ...more »

Charles Hanley & Nuclear Options On the Korean Peninsula

» by October 11th, 2010 at 5:00 am » Comments (1)

It seems like Charles Hanley of the infamous No Gun Ri fame just cannot seem to help himself in regards to sensationalizing articles about Korea. His latest article attempts ...more »

Old Korean Guy Beaten By Fake GI Kiss And Make Up

» by October 10th, 2010 at 6:28 pm » Comments (85)

Here is an example of a video that has been going around the Korean cyberspace where everything is not what it appears to be: Looks pretty bad right? Well it ...more »

Picture of the Day: Foreign Wives Learn Traditional Korean Cooking

» by October 10th, 2010 at 12:48 pm » Comments (59)

ICHEON, South Korea -- A group of hanbok-dressed foreign wives married to South Koreans learn how to cook rice with the traditional Korean pot, "gamasot," in Icheon, ...more »

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un Appears with Father at Pyongyang Parade

» by October 9th, 2010 at 10:55 pm » Comments (11)

There was a parade in Pyongyang for those who missed it, but one person who didn't miss it was Kim Jong-un: North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and his son, ...more »

Picture of the Day: Baekje Fest Tourists

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

GONGJU, South Korea -- Foreign tourists pose while wearing Baekje-era costumes at the Great Baekje World Festival in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province, on Oct. 1. Gongju was the capital ...more »

Picture of the Day: Michelle Kwan & Yuna Kim

» by October 8th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (9)

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Picture of the Day: ROK Army Reenacts Vietnam Deployment

» by October 7th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (37)

Soldiers reenact the South Korean troop's departure to Vietnam in 1965 during the ceremony to commemorate those who died in the war. The reenactment was held in the southern ...more »

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