Monthly Archives: February 2011

Picture of the Day: SISTAR Looking Good

» by GI Korea February 4th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (11)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Girl group SISTAR perform at the Korean Basketball League All-Star Game at Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul on Sunday. /Newsis "][/caption] more »

Selig Harrison Defends Freedom Movement for Baluchistan, But Not North Korea

» by GI Korea February 4th, 2011 at 3:36 am » Comments (6)

Incredibly the professional North Korea apologist Selig Harrison is advocating for the US to assist with the liberation movement of the Baluchistan people of Pakistan: While doing less elsewhere in Pakistan, ...more »

Robert Gates Hopes Effort To Convince Him To Run For President Fails

» by GI Korea February 3rd, 2011 at 9:19 pm » Comments (6)

I am kind of surprised anyone is even thinking that Defense Secretary Robert Gates would want to be President?: If you needed any additional proof that many presidential draft efforts ...more »

Picture of the Day: Lunar Food

» by GI Korea February 3rd, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (9)

Models show traditional Korean food for the Lunar New Year at a store in Seoul on Sunday. [Chosun Ilbo] more »

Korea Finder 04-11

» by GI Korea February 3rd, 2011 at 3:00 am » Comments (8)

So who knows the name of this village?: Korea Finder Leader’s Board: 1. Mark – 3 The person with the most points at the end of the year of the weekly ...more »

CSIS Hosts Panel to Discuss Korea

» by GI Korea February 2nd, 2011 at 11:45 pm » Comments (0)

Via a reader tip comes this video from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) featuring a number of prominent Korea scholars: The CSIS Korea Chair hosted a special Platform ...more »

Russia & South Korea Differ Over Causes of Rocket Failure

» by GI Korea February 2nd, 2011 at 7:33 pm » Comments (20)

It looks like Korea have some serious issues with their space program: Korean and Russian officials have failed to determine the cause of failure in the second attempt to launch ...more »

Picture of the Day: Han Chae-young Shows Her Legs

» by GI Korea February 2nd, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (21)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="350" caption="Actress Han Chae-young attends a VIP preview of the film "Children" in Seoul on Wednesday. "] [/caption] Via the Chosun Ilbo. more »

What I Like About Korea: #22 – Respect for Elders

» by GI Korea February 2nd, 2011 at 3:12 am » Comments (9)

#22 - Respect for Elders The Confucian culture in Korea place a high regard for the elderly. Korean elderly are often cared for by their children and the general public gives ...more »

Learning Korean A National Priority In Australia

» by GI Korea February 1st, 2011 at 9:04 pm » Comments (43)

Teaching children Korean has become a national priority in Australia: EVERY student will be required to study a second language for at least 300 hours before year 7, with ...more »