Monthly Archives: January 2011

Korea Finder 02-11

» by GI Korea January 23rd, 2011 at 3:51 am » Comments (3)

So who knows the name of this hill? Korea Finder Leader's Board: 1. Mark - 1 The person with the most points at the end of the year of the weekly ...more »

What I Like About Korea: #25 – Jimjilbang Saunas

» by GI Korea January 22nd, 2011 at 7:02 pm » Comments (35)

Over the next few weeks I plan on running down a list of the Top 25 thing I like about Korea. There is a lot to like about Korea so ...more »

Picture of the Day: Korean Basketball Cheerleaders

» by GI Korea January 22nd, 2011 at 12:55 pm » Comments (51)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="350" caption="Cheerleaders perform at a basketball match between ETLand Elephants and KT Sonicboom at Samsan Stadium in Incheon on Wednesday. "][/caption] more »

Setting Conditions for Agreed Framework 3.0 with North Korea

» by GI Korea January 22nd, 2011 at 3:03 am » Comments (9)

So somebody tell me how this is a "breakthrough"?: The United States warned China it would redeploy forces in Asia if Beijing failed to rein in North Korea, an Obama ...more »

Southeast Asians Most Discriminated Against In South Korea

» by GI Korea January 21st, 2011 at 7:43 pm » Comments (59)

So says this poll: One in four Southeast Asians living in South Korea has experienced discrimination, more than triple the corresponding figure for foreigners from OECD countries, according to ...more »

Picture of the Day: Riding the Rails In Samcheok

» by GI Korea January 21st, 2011 at 12:52 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Tourists enjoy snowy scenery on a rail bike in Samcheok, Gangwon Province on Tuesday. /Newsis "][/caption] more »

South Korean Special Forces storms ship to rescue crew from pirates

» by Bill January 21st, 2011 at 6:23 am » Comments (54)

None of the Samho Jewelry's twenty-one crew members were killed in the raid. South Korean special forces stormed a hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea on Friday, rescuing all 21 ...more »

South Korean pastor jailed over North Korea visit

» by Bill January 21st, 2011 at 4:49 am » Comments (13)

He is going to serve five years for going to Pyongyang without authorization. Han Sang-ryol was arrested last August on his return from a stay of more than two months in ...more »

Chinese Move Military Force Into North Korea

» by GI Korea January 20th, 2011 at 7:05 pm » Comments (19)

So is this the beginning of Chinese Forces Korea (CFK)?: Chinese troops have been stationed in the special economic zone of Rajin-Sonbong in North Korea, sources said Friday. This would be ...more »

Interview with North Korean Military Expert Joseph Bermudez

» by GI Korea January 20th, 2011 at 6:18 pm » Comments (3)

Yonhap has an interesting interview posted with North Korean military expert Joseph Bermudez Such is the Korean Peninsula's global profile that there are overseas experts on all aspects of Korea, ...more »