Monthly Archives: May 2011

South Korea Raises Tsunami Walls Around Nuclear Reactor In Samcheok

» by GI Korea May 12th, 2011 at 6:30 pm » Comments (6)

I really hope that the Korean government has done an accurate estimation of how big tsunami waves can reach in the East Sea because a 4.2 meter sea wall seems ...more »

Picture of the Day: Pyeongseong, (평성) Market Closure

» by GI Korea May 12th, 2011 at 11:55 am » Comments (1)

NK Econ Watch has larger imagery and information on why the largest market in North Korea was shut down by the Kim Jong-il regime. more »

Korean Newspaper Complains About “USFK Tyranny In Pyeongtaek”

» by GI Korea May 12th, 2011 at 8:45 am » Comments (33)

Here is some more USFK news for everyone via the Marmot's Hole who shares this article from the Kyunghyang Shinmun about what they call "USFK Tyranny In Pyeongtaek": It has emerged ...more »

Korea Finder 16-11

» by GI Korea May 12th, 2011 at 3:00 am » Comments (31)

So who knows the name of this building?: Korea Finder Leader’s Board: Kushibo – 3 Leon Laporte – 3 Chickenhead – 2 Cloying Odor -1 Regulate – 1 Max – 1 The person with the most points at ...more »

US Congress Looks To Stop USFK Move From Yongsan

» by GI Korea May 11th, 2011 at 10:47 pm » Comments (19)

It is because of news like this that I continue to maintain that I will have to see USFK actually move out of Yongsan and close that post with my ...more »

Korean Netizens Upset With Foreign Buffoons On Seoul Subway

» by GI Korea May 11th, 2011 at 5:36 pm » Comments (63)

Over at the Marmot's Hole he translated an article from Oh My News! about some foreigners acting stupid in the Seoul subway: Han Jeong-hyeon, a Korean college student studying abroad in ...more »

Picture of the Day: Hillary Clinton’s Visit to Korea

» by GI Korea May 11th, 2011 at 11:55 am » Comments (5)

US Ambassador to South Korea, Kathleen Stephens has a number of photos and information about US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Korea last month. more »

Lankov On Post-Reunification Revisionism In North Korea

» by GI Korea May 10th, 2011 at 5:30 pm » Comments (11)

Andrei Lankov has an article posted in the Asia Times that outlines how after the fall of the Kim Jong-il regime that a revisionist history of the regime may eventually ...more »

Picture of the Day: Seoul’s Lotus Lantern Festival

» by GI Korea May 10th, 2011 at 11:55 am » Comments (0)

Robert Koehler has a number of nice shots up of Seoul's annual Lotus Lantern Festival that are worth checking out. more »

Rising Health Care Costs Ballooning the Pentagon’s Budget

» by GI Korea May 10th, 2011 at 8:30 am » Comments (7)

It appears in some form that military retirees will be paying more for their health care. A military built for fighting wars is looking more and more like a ...more »