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Monthly Archives: November 2010

A Different Kind of Two War Veteran

» by November 14th, 2010 at 8:37 pm » Comments (1)

There has been plenty of veterans who have fought in both World War II and the Korean War, but I think few have fought them quite like Mr. Welzel who ...more »

Picture of the Day: Team Picture

» by November 14th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (3)

Korean athletes and staff pose at Incheon International Airport on Tuesday before leaving for the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. /Newsis more »

ROK Drop Open Thread – November 14, 2010

» by November 14th, 2010 at 3:22 am » Comments (29)

Have you say here and by the way I put Tom on comment moderation to see if he tones down his trolling. Anyway I hope everyone remembered all the veterans out ...more »

Why The US Should Not Be Concerned By Chinese Currency Reevaluation

» by November 13th, 2010 at 7:10 pm » Comments (7)

In my prior posting about the Chinese currency reevaluation  issue, I admitted to not being an expert on international business trade, but here is a guy who is and he ...more »

Picture of the Day: The G-20 Hanbok

» by November 13th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (12)

# Court Dress on Display # Royal court dresses were displayed during the C&C20 Craft & Culture Fair that opened at Seoul Plaza on Monday as part of efforts to introduce ...more »

USFK Court Martial Results for October 2010

» by November 13th, 2010 at 3:02 am » Comments (3)

This month's USFK court martial results are just more of the same, but in the ROK criminal prosecutions there was quite a bit of activity with the usual traffic related ...more »

North Korean Arms Trade Continues to Flourish Despite Sanctions

» by November 12th, 2010 at 8:01 pm » Comments (0)

This report just goes to show that sanctions are worthless as long as China continues to allow the North Koreans to subvert them: North Korea has exported around US$100 million worth ...more »

Picture of the Day: Showcasing the Hanbok

» by November 12th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)

Models walk the catwalk at a Korean traditional dress or hanbok fashion show at the Craft and Culture Fair in the Seoul Plaza on Monday, ahead of the G20 Seoul ...more »

Trade War Between China & US Looming In Wake of G-20 Summit

» by November 12th, 2010 at 3:30 am » Comments (24)

I don't really know enough about global economic to provide any informed opinion on all of this, but it seems to me that it is a bit hypocritical right before ...more »

Jeannie Suk Achieves Tenure With Harvard Law

» by November 11th, 2010 at 6:40 pm » Comments (11)

I think something that most people can appreciate is how Koreans are able to celebrate academic achievements such as the below story as much as someone accomplishing an athletic feat: A ...more »

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