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ROK Drop Open Thread – November 21, 2010
» by GI Korea November 21st, 2010 at 3:48 am » Comments (38)
Tom is now officially allowed to comment freely again so let Tom know how much you miss him in the comments section. If not then enjoy the cartoon: Click here to ...more »Chinese Woman Sentenced One Year In Prison For Twitter Message
» by GI Korea November 20th, 2010 at 7:28 pm » Comments (3)
This sentence seems pretty harsh even by Chinese standards: China has sentenced a woman to a year in a labor camp for "disrupting social order" by retweeting a satirical message urging ...more »Picture of the Day: Kimchi for Charity
» by GI Korea November 20th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)
Women make kimchi at an annual charity event in the Seoul Plaza in the capital on Tuesday. [via Chosun Ilbo] more »Japan Introduces Talking Vending Machine
» by GI Korea November 20th, 2010 at 3:17 am » Comments (3)
It figures that the Japanese would make a talking vending machine: < For you sir, a canned coffee. And for madam, perhaps a nice cold tea.A new Japanese canned drink vending machine ...more »American Teenager Gets Off Light After Rope Stringing Incident
» by GI Korea November 19th, 2010 at 8:24 pm » Comments (41)
The American teenager that tied a rope across a road and nearly killed a Japanese moped rider has gotten off rather light considering what he did: A Japanese court sentenced an ...more »Is Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions holding up bill for Hotaru Ferschke?
» by Bill November 19th, 2010 at 8:13 pm » Comments (4)
Her mother-in-law Robin went to Capitol Hill today to lobby legislators. She wrote- In case you're wondering, the House bill was sponsored by a Republican, Jimmy Duncan (R-Tennessee), and co-sponsored by ...more »Picture of the Day: Trial Wedding
» by GI Korea November 19th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (3)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Newlyweds shop for wedding dresses during a wedding convention at the Korea Agro-Trade & Exhibition Center in Yangje, southern Seoul, yesterday. The convention, which features displays ...more »Is New Facebook Location Feature A Danger To US Servicemembers?
» by GI Korea November 19th, 2010 at 2:56 am » Comments (3)
The danger of this seems to me to be overstated considering that a servicemember would have to friend a terrorist on Facebook and then have the application downloaded and activated ...more »A Look At China’s Marriage Culture
» by GI Korea November 18th, 2010 at 9:06 pm » Comments (3)
Here is an NPR article about the dating and marriage culture in China, which to a smaller extent still exists in Korea as well: The shiny surface of modern China ...more »Picture of the Day: Hanbok Showcase
» by GI Korea November 18th, 2010 at 1:17 pm » Comments (1)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Spouses of state leaders and international organization heads who attended the G-20 Summit watch a fashion show at Changdeok Palace. [YONHAP"]"][/caption] more »
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