Monthly Archives: January 2011

Picture of the Day: The New LG Optimus

» by GI Korea January 7th, 2011 at 1:07 pm » Comments (1)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Seen here is LG Electronics Inc.'s new Optimus Black, unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on Jan. 6. The 9.2-millimeter-thick smartphone is ...more »

Former USFK Chief of Staff Major General John Singlaub Speaks Out About Korean Tensions

» by GI Korea January 7th, 2011 at 3:26 am » Comments (4)

Via a reader tip here is an interview with former USFK Chief of Staff who was fired by President Jimmy Carter for criticizing his decision to remove US troops from ...more »

Is the US Giving Into North Korea By Offering Talks?

» by GI Korea January 6th, 2011 at 8:41 pm » Comments (10)

I'm sure many of you have heard about North Korea wanting to have talks again: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="Stephen Bosworth"][/caption] After a 2010 that saw the Korean peninsula edge towards ...more »

Picture of the Day: Dancing Women of North Korea

» by GI Korea January 6th, 2011 at 1:19 pm » Comments (6)

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Japan Pursues Defense Agreement With South Korea

» by GI Korea January 6th, 2011 at 2:45 am » Comments (3)

This is a good way to start military cooperation between the two countries; it will be interesting to see what the Korean public's reaction to this will be if such ...more »

Court Rules San Diego Cross Must Come Down

» by GI Korea January 5th, 2011 at 11:24 pm » Comments (39)

It is amazing how long this issue has been dragging out: A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that a San Diego war memorial marked by a four-story-tall Christian cross ...more »

Japanese Population Shrinks By Record Amount In 2010

» by GI Korea January 5th, 2011 at 7:29 pm » Comments (7)

The demographics of Japan continues to be a major problem for the future of the country: Japan's population fell by a record amount last year as the number of deaths ...more »

Picture of the Day: Spending the Holidays with the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders

» by GI Korea January 5th, 2011 at 1:05 pm » Comments (8)

Korean Lawmakers Begin Drafting Unification Tax Bill

» by GI Korea January 5th, 2011 at 3:10 am » Comments (32)

President Lee Myung-bak has been saying that a Unification Tax was something that was necessary to prepare for the collapse of North Korea and now it appears that the Korean ...more »

Owen Honors Removed from Command of USS Enterprise Because of Lewd Video Controversy

» by GI Korea January 4th, 2011 at 8:37 pm » Comments (20)

If you haven't heard already Captain Honors of lewd video fame has been removed from his command: The Navy brusquely fired the captain of the USS Enterprise on Tuesday, more than ...more »