Monthly Archives: May 2011

Concerns About Korean Military Health Care

» by GI Korea May 18th, 2011 at 2:53 am » Comments (28)

I never had any the ROK Army personnel I have worked with over the years complain about their health care but apparently there has been some recent issues with Korean ...more »

Places In Korea: Jeoldusan Martyr’s Shrine

» by GI Korea May 17th, 2011 at 5:43 pm » Comments (3)

Last week I featured the Jeoldusan Martyr's Shrine as the Korea Finder for that week. I decided to go ahead and up dig some pictures that I took when I ...more »

Post-Regime Collapse Plans for North Korea Taking Shape

» by GI Korea May 17th, 2011 at 4:35 pm » Comments (5)

It is good to see planning for the eventuality continuing to take place, but I don't know if a provincial government in exile is really the best way of going ...more »

Picture of the Day: Yonggung-sa Temple

» by GI Korea May 17th, 2011 at 1:09 pm » Comments (2)

Over at Hermit Hideaways some very nice pictures of Yonggungsa Temple outside of Busan are definitely worth checking out. more »

Michelin Releases Guide of Their Top Places To Visit In Korea

» by GI Korea May 17th, 2011 at 7:57 am » Comments (7)

Michelin has recently released a guide that lists what they think are the top tourist attractions in Korea, many of these should be easily recognizable by most Korea watchers: Michelin has ...more »

US To Develop Drone Based Carriers To Counter Chinese Missiles

» by GI Korea May 17th, 2011 at 3:12 am » Comments (17)

It looks like we could be seeing a drone only carrier in the near future to overcome China's anti-carrier missile advantage: The U.S. is developing aircraft carrier-based drones that could ...more »

Picture of the Day: Naengmyeon

» by GI Korea May 16th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (30)

Summer time is coming in Korea which means it is the time of year popular for naengmyeon. I really don't care for cold noodles, but just about every Korean I ...more »

KIA Optima Surpasses the Honda Civic In Sales

» by GI Korea May 16th, 2011 at 3:28 am » Comments (22)

The strong sales of Korean manufactured cars continues to grow in the US: Until recently, Kia was known chiefly as the automaker with the funny commercials featuring hip-hop hamsters. But now, with ...more »

CID Agent Quits Due to Questionable Sexual Assault Cases

» by GI Korea May 15th, 2011 at 6:44 pm » Comments (3)

What I found interesting about this Army CID agent convicted for the crime of refusing to work is the reason why he decided to refuse to work: The conviction comes as ...more »

K.J. Choi wins The Players Championship

» by Bill May 15th, 2011 at 5:23 pm » Comments (3)

It is his first PGA Tour win in three years. PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – K.J. Choi made his first PGA Tour playoff experience a memorable one Sunday. He made ...more »