Monthly Archives: March 2011

Picture of the Day: President Lee In UAE

» by GI Korea March 13th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (10)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (C) poses with members of the South Korean special forces unit, named "Ahk," on March 12 during his official visit to ...more »

ROK Drop Open Thread – March 13, 2011

» by GI Korea March 13th, 2011 at 8:38 am » Comments (33)

Here is open thread for anything else readers want to discuss during a week that was heavily devoted to earthquake and tsunami coverage. So what does everyone think about the ...more »

Latest Death Toll Has 1,400 Killed By Earthquake & Tsunami In Japan

» by GI Korea March 13th, 2011 at 6:45 am » Comments (1)

Here is the latest casualty total from the disaster in Japan: The death toll in Japan's earthquake and tsunami will likely exceed 10,000 in one state alone, an official said ...more »

Salamanders In Korea Not Effected By Railway Tunnel

» by GI Korea March 12th, 2011 at 5:34 pm » Comments (10)

It is instances like this here where environmentalists totally discredit themselves by making claims that end up not being true: “Everything is like it has been,” swears Kim Bong-ok, 56, president ...more »

Picture of the Day: Automated Subway In Busan

» by GI Korea March 12th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (5)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="409" caption="Busan’s new Line 4 metro railway undergoes final tests as the country’s first self-operating automated electric rail system. The Busan Transportation Corporation announced yesterday that it ...more »

Explosion at Japanese Nuclear plant

» by Bill March 12th, 2011 at 4:29 am » Comments (85)

Things are going from bad to worse in the earthquake stricken country. An explosion at a nuclear power station Saturday destroyed a building housing the reactor amid fears that it ...more »

Korea Responds to Japanese Earthquake & Tsunami Disaster

» by GI Korea March 12th, 2011 at 3:24 am » Comments (80)

It is good to see that South Korea is offering help with rescue operations and it appears the Japanese are poised to accept it in the wake of this massive ...more »

US Diplomat Removed For Okinawa Comments

» by GI Korea March 11th, 2011 at 4:05 pm » Comments (30)

UPDATE: You can read a comment from Maher's twin sister left on this thread. It is looking like the students who listened to Maher's speech may have totally fabricated what ...more »

Picture of the Day: Joint Commissioning

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

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="At the joint commissioning ceremony for officers of the Army, Navy and Air Force held Friday at Gyeryong-dae, a total of 5,309 new officers, including 123 ...more »

Japan Hit By Massive Earthquake & Tsunami; UPDATE: Death Toll Rises, US Military Set to Assist

» by GI Korea March 11th, 2011 at 6:26 am » Comments (28)

UPDATE #1: It appears the news from Japan is going to continue to get worse before it gets better as the media is becoming more aware of the extent of ...more »