Monthly Archives: January 2011

Attorney Fights to Free Political Prisoners In North Korea

» by GI Korea January 31st, 2011 at 6:28 pm » Comments (3)

Via a reader tip comes this article about a young attorney who has committed herself to freeing political prisoners in North Korea: Lee Jee Hae, the current chief of planning for ...more »

Picture of the Day: Korean Kimchi Tacos

» by GI Korea January 31st, 2011 at 1:03 pm » Comments (17)

A Kimchi Taco truck that will make its debut in New York soon. Korean tacos are enjoying growing popularity in the United States. [Korea Times] more »

Korea, the Hub of Weight Reduction Surgery?

» by GI Korea January 31st, 2011 at 3:36 am » Comments (35)

Via a reader tip comes this unique way the Korea Tourism Organization is promoting the country: Two severely obese women in New Zealand are all geared up to be on ...more »

What I Like About Korea: #23 – Noraebangs

» by GI Korea January 30th, 2011 at 7:02 pm » Comments (3)

#23 - Noraebangs (Image from Glass of Soju) Like most westerners I was hesitant at first to go to a Korean noraebang (karaoke parlor), but now I'm addicted to them. They are ...more »

Picture of the Day: Frozen Dam

» by GI Korea January 30th, 2011 at 1:14 pm » Comments (4)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Waters at the floodgate of the Goesan Dam in North Chungcheong Province froze on Wednesday as cold temperatures continued to grip the nation. "][/caption] Via KBS Global. more »

ROK Drop Open Thread – January 30, 2011

» by GI Korea January 30th, 2011 at 3:54 am » Comments (39)

I you have any articles you want to share or something you want to debate here is your chance. To get things started what does everyone think about Social Security ...more »

Somali Pirates Arrive In Korea

» by GI Korea January 29th, 2011 at 11:41 pm » Comments (37)

The pirates that survived the ROK special forces rescue operation have now arrived in Seoul to be charged with their crimes: A local court on Sunday approved the arrest of five ...more »

Promoting Korea’s Mountains

» by GI Korea January 29th, 2011 at 7:19 pm » Comments (3)

David Mason who sometimes posts over at the Marmot's Hole has a profile of his efforts to promote Korea's mountains in the Korea Herald: David Mason couldn’t understand why Baekdu-daegan had ...more »

Picture of the Day: Dangerous Ice

» by GI Korea January 29th, 2011 at 1:11 pm » Comments (8)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="333" caption="Rescue officers of a fire station are removing huge icicles after a water tank at a residential building in Changcheondong, Seoul froze and burst in freezing ...more »

Did the 1st Cavalry Division Lose Their Patch Because of the Korean War?

» by GI Korea January 29th, 2011 at 5:04 am » Comments (16)

This is a rumor that has persisted that I have long known wasn't true, but Jeff Schogol over at the Stars & Stripes has debunked this myth once and for ...more »