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Monthly Archives: November 2010

Wikileak’s Documents Show that China is Assisting the Export of North Korean Missile Technology to Iran

» by November 30th, 2010 at 6:54 pm » Comments (13)

Much like my prior post on the Wikileaks documents, these documents that show that China was actively thwarting UN sanctions on North Korea pretty much just confirms what those of ...more »

Picture of the Day: Drying Soybeans

» by November 30th, 2010 at 12:48 pm » Comments (6)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="A woman hangs up meju or soybean malt used to make soybean sauce to dry in Gangjin, South Jeolla Province on Tuesday. /Yonhap "][/caption] more »

Wikileaks Document Dump Offers Clues On Chinese Views On North Korea

» by November 30th, 2010 at 1:47 am » Comments (17)

This may be seem like surprising news for those who don't follow North Korea closely, but in reality there is not much new from the recent Wikileaks document dump in ...more »

Picture of the Day: The Dan Choi Demotivational Poster

» by November 29th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (30)

This Ain't Hell has a whole lot more of these demotivational posters that should give everyone a good laugh. more »

Preview of Jeffrey Miller’s Novel, “War Remains”

» by November 29th, 2010 at 2:49 am » Comments (3)

Here is a press release I received from ROK Drop reader Jeffrey Miller on a new novel he has written that is set during the Korean War: On February 12, 1951, ...more »

Picture of the Day: Suspended Fishing

» by November 28th, 2010 at 1:08 pm » Comments (1)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Fishing boats remained docked on Nov. 25 at the northernmost fishing port in Goseong on South Korea's east coast. Fishing in waters near the northern limit ...more »

China Calls for Emergency Meeting

» by November 28th, 2010 at 5:35 am » Comments (46)

China has called for an emergency meeting over recent events in Korea. China on Sunday proposed emergency discussions among delegates to the six-party talks to discuss "complicated factors" on the ...more »

Why Is the US Criticizing Iceland Over Whaling?

» by November 28th, 2010 at 3:35 am » Comments (3)

Well at least the Commerce Department is criticizing a country for actually commercially whaling an endangered species: The United States on Thursday warned Iceland that it was deeply concerned by its ...more »

Picture of the Day: Remembering the Dead

» by November 27th, 2010 at 1:02 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="A group of South Korean soldiers pays silent tribute to the victims of North Korea's artillery attack at a military hospital in Seongnam, south of Seoul, ...more »

Picture of the Day: Kim’s Visit To Coastal Defenses Prior to Attack

» by November 26th, 2010 at 12:52 pm » Comments (12)

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his son Jong-un visited coastal areas in South Hwanghae Province and met with General Kim Kyok-sik, the commander of the frontline fourth ...more »

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