Monthly Archives: January 2011

American Woman Rescues Kidnapped Son From South Korea

» by GI Korea January 10th, 2011 at 3:47 am » Comments (4)

Via a reader tip comes this story about how a US mom traveled to South Korea to rescue her son kidnapped by his father: A Queens mom whose 7-year-old son was ...more »

Hacker Hits North Korea’s Twitter Account

» by GI Korea January 9th, 2011 at 7:15 pm » Comments (4)

I guess the Dear Leader won't be too happy about this if he even knows what Twitter is: North Korea's Twitter account was apparently hacked with a string of tweets ...more »

Picture of the Day: Manjanggul Lava Tube

» by GI Korea January 9th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)

You can read more here. By the way I highly recommend checking out the lava tube caves on Cheju during any visit to the island. more »

Thoughts On Political Finger Pointing After Assassination Attempt On Gabrielle Giffords

» by GI Korea January 9th, 2011 at 8:53 am » Comments (109)

It is pretty sad to see the finger pointing going on in regards to the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, but here is a post to put all ...more »

ROK Drop Open Thread – January 09, 2011

» by GI Korea January 9th, 2011 at 3:11 am » Comments (24)

If you have any links or topics you would like to discuss here is your chance. more »

Is the Tea Party & Sarah Palin To Blame for Assassination Attempt on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords?

» by GI Korea January 8th, 2011 at 10:03 pm » Comments (78)

Right now it is unknown what motivated the assassination attempt on Congresswoman Giffords in Arizona, but I figured the media would start to blame the Tea Party for it: A gunman ...more »

Picture of the Day: Protesting Layoffs

» by GI Korea January 8th, 2011 at 1:19 pm » Comments (7)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Kim Jin-sook, Busan committee director of the Korea Confederation of Trade Unions, who was laid off by Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction in 1986, protests 40 ...more »

Pentagon Looking to Raise Medical Fees On US Military Retirees

» by GI Korea January 8th, 2011 at 5:56 am » Comments (39)

I have no issue with the Pentagon wanting to cut costs, but what I don't agree with is that it appears no one else in the government wants to seriously ...more »

Buzz Korea Promotional Video

» by GI Korea January 8th, 2011 at 3:55 am » Comments (4)

Here is a promotional video from the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) promoting their new website Buzz Korea that features David Choi: Buzz Korea serves as a clearing house for RSS feeds ...more »

Britain’s Wind Farms Fail To Generate Electricity

» by GI Korea January 7th, 2011 at 6:12 pm » Comments (60)

This may be some shocking news for all the eco-loons out there: Wind farms in Britain generated practically no electricity during the recent cold spell, raising fresh concerns about whether they ...more »