Monthly Archives: March 2011

Could China Steal Global Hawk Technology From South Korea?

» by GI Korea March 11th, 2011 at 3:48 am » Comments (15)

Long time readers may remember that the South Korean government under former President Roh Moo-hyun were interested in buy the US high altitude UAV called the Global Hawk: However, the US ...more »

New Japanese Foreign Minister Continues Japan’s Claim to Dokdo

» by GI Korea March 10th, 2011 at 8:14 pm » Comments (10)

Well here was the lead story on KBS Global when I clicked over there: The Foreign Ministry says a claim made by new Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto that South ...more »

Sweeping Reforms Announced For ROK Military

» by GI Korea March 10th, 2011 at 4:26 pm » Comments (5)

These are some interesting reforms that were announced: Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin unveiled a set of sweeping military reform packages Tuesday to enhance the interoperability of the armed forces ...more »

Picture of the Day: Chinese Spy Deng Xinming

» by GI Korea March 10th, 2011 at 1:05 pm » Comments (21)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="284" caption="Picture of accused Chinese spy Deng Xinming"][/caption] Via the Korea Herald. more »

10 Year Old Boy Joins the Army

» by GI Korea March 10th, 2011 at 9:04 am » Comments (3)

Here is a heartwarming story about a boy stricken with cancer that had his wish come true, to join the Army: Most kids might hope to get an Xbox or an ...more »

Korea Finder 08-11

» by GI Korea March 10th, 2011 at 3:00 am » Comments (6)

So who knows what this building is?: Korea Finder Leader’s Board: Mark – 3 Leon Laporte - 2 Cloying Odor -1 The person with the most points at the end of the year of the ...more »

If Obama Doctrine Is Applied to Libya Why Not North Korea?

» by GI Korea March 9th, 2011 at 5:09 pm » Comments (16)

It will be interesting to see what happens with the current conflict in Libya: A month shy of his election in 2008, presidential candidate Barack Obama outlined a doctrine for ...more »

Picture of the Day: Hyundai Donates Luxury Buses to USFK

» by GI Korea March 9th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (10)

The chairman and chief executive officer of Hyundai Motor Company formally presented two luxury buses to U.S. Forces Korea leadership during a ceremony here Thursday – a gesture ...more »

Why Military Men Divorce at A Lower Rate Than Women

» by GI Korea March 9th, 2011 at 9:57 am » Comments (3)

Here is another article about women in the military and this one focuses on the divorce gap between male and female servicemembers: About 220,000 women have served in Afghanistan and ...more »

Closing Subway Doors Help Prevent Suicides In South Korea

» by GI Korea March 9th, 2011 at 3:03 am » Comments (23)

The doors may be preventing suicides in the subway but they aren't reducing suicides overall in South Korea: SUICIDAL South Koreans increasingly chose Han River bridges instead of subway stations ...more »