Monthly Archives: April 2011

US Military Families Begin To Return to Japan

» by GI Korea April 20th, 2011 at 6:24 pm » Comments (2)

It looks like the alleged "free vacations" for US military families in Japan in the aftermath of the tsunami created nuclear crisis is coming to an end: The military was working ...more »

Picture of the Day: Tiger Woods’ In Chuncheon

» by GI Korea April 20th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (11)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption=" Tiger Woods poses with Korean junior golfers during a golf clinic at a golf club in Chuncheon, north of Seoul, on April 14. (Yonhap) ...more »

Apple Sues Samsung for Copyright Infringement of iPhone & iPad Technology

» by GI Korea April 20th, 2011 at 9:01 am » Comments (24)

It looks like a big fight is about to happen between Apple and Samsung: Apple is suing Samsung Electronics for copying the designs of the iPhone and iPad to develop ...more »

US High-Speed Rail Budget Cut, Is This Good or Bad for America?

» by GI Korea April 20th, 2011 at 3:05 am » Comments (22)

Here is one of the infrastructure projects that appear to be on the chopping block due to the budget fights around the country: President Barack Obama's plan for a national high-speed ...more »

Picture of the Day: Korean Royal Texts Return from France

» by GI Korea April 19th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (10)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Workers at Incheon International Airport move special containers carrying the first shipment of 297 volumes of "Oegyujanggak" from an Asiana Airlines plane at Incheon International Airport ...more »

Are English Teaching Gyopos Being Discriminated Against In Korea?

» by GI Korea April 19th, 2011 at 3:09 am » Comments (69)

That is what is being alleged in this Yonhap News article: When Korean-Australian Heej Kim moved to South Korea from Sydney in January, he thought that getting an English teaching position ...more »

Are the Rich Paying Enough Taxes In America?

» by GI Korea April 18th, 2011 at 6:31 pm » Comments (34)

While reading this article from CNN that criticizes rich people for not paying enough taxes I found the inconsistencies within the article quite striking: As millions of procrastinators scramble to meet ...more »

Picture of the Day: Cheongdo Bullfighting Festival

» by GI Korea April 18th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="The 2011 Bullfighting Festival opens in Cheongdo, North Gyeongsang Province, on April 15. (Yonhap) "][/caption] more »

Could Kim Jong-il Go the Way of Mubarack?

» by GI Korea April 18th, 2011 at 9:22 am » Comments (3)

That is what this article is theorizing: North Korea's military may remove its leader Kim Jong-il and his heir apparent son, Kim Jong-un, in case of an uprising, an expert said ...more »

Activists Launch More Balloons from Imjimgak Towards North Korea

» by GI Korea April 18th, 2011 at 3:29 am » Comments (2)

Here is the latest update on the balloon wars in South Korea: North Korea celebrated its biggest annual holiday on Friday — the 99th birthday of the late dictator Kim Il-sung ...more »