Monthly Archives: February 2011

Picture of the Day: Korean Traditional Music Gowns

» by GI Korea February 18th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (1)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Students from Chung-Ang University’s School of Gukak, or Korean traditional music, walk down the aisle at their graduation ceremony yesterday in Heukseok-dong, southern Seoul, wearing white ...more »

Korean Fisherman Released By Somali Pirates Dies Mysteriously

» by GI Korea February 18th, 2011 at 8:21 am » Comments (0)

Well the story about the Korean fishing boat that was released without ransom by Somali pirates has just gotten even stranger: Just two days after lowering anchor at Mombasa, Kenya, on ...more »

Japan Suspends Annual Whale Hunt

» by GI Korea February 18th, 2011 at 3:54 am » Comments (16)

I'm sure Sea Shepherd's Paul Watson will be whoring himself out all over the media after this announcement by the Japanese: Japan has suspended its annual whale hunt in the Antarctic ...more »

Hatoyama Finds Expedient Excuse For Base Policy Shift

» by GI Korea February 17th, 2011 at 9:46 pm » Comments (0)

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama really is the Roh Moo-hyun of Japan: Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's remarks to the effect that he cited the deterrent role of U.S. ...more »

US & Korea Air Defense Soldiers Conduct Joint Training Exercise

» by GI Korea February 17th, 2011 at 5:54 pm » Comments (2)

It is always good to see a joint training exercise between US and Korean Soldiers: U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Seong Kim proudly watched his Soldiers executing the Patriot missile reload drill. Through ...more »

Picture of the Day: Turkish Soldier On Horseback

» by GI Korea February 17th, 2011 at 1:10 pm » Comments (0)

Wearied by long marches on foot, a Turkish U.N. solider sits astride a mule he took from an enemy soldier in Korea on May 5, 1951. He ambushed the advancing ...more »

12-Year Old Girl In Korea Kidnapped & Pimped Out for Hair Extensions

» by GI Korea February 17th, 2011 at 6:51 am » Comments (41)

I don't know what to say about this other than this is pretty jacked up: Two female middle school dropouts allegedly forced a 12-year-old girl into prostitution to pay for hair ...more »

Korea Finder 06-11

» by GI Korea February 17th, 2011 at 3:00 am » Comments (6)

So who knows where this stone gate is located? Korea Finder Leader’s Board: Mark – 3 Cloying Odor -1 Leon Laporte - 1 The person with the most points at the end of the year ...more »

Studies Shows Rice Grown In China Contaminated

» by GI Korea February 16th, 2011 at 10:42 pm » Comments (32)

This just goes to show why when looking to buy food I always make sure it is not a product coming from China: Up to 10 percent of rice grown in ...more »

Released Korean Boat Captain Tells of Time With Somali Pirates

» by GI Korea February 16th, 2011 at 5:35 pm » Comments (1)

Here is some interesting feedback from a South Korean fishing boat captain that was recently released by Somali pirates: A South Korean ship captain held by Somali pirates for four months ...more »