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Monthly Archives: June 2011
South Korea Pushes to Station US Troops On Baengnyeong Island
» by GI Korea June 11th, 2011 at 1:53 pm » Comments (36)
Here is something I saw over at the Seoul Podcast in regards to South Korea trying to get US troops stationed on Baengnyeong Island which is one of the South ...more »Picture of the Day: President Lee Jamming
» by GI Korea June 11th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (1)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="President Lee Myung-bak plays the marimba with a visually impared percussionist during his visit to the Hanbit Arts Company, an art troupe consisting of the visually ...more »Claims Surface That Agent Orange Was Buried On Camp Page, Korea
» by GI Korea June 11th, 2011 at 6:31 am » Comments (23)
Here we go again with yet another Agent Orange claim: The Ministry National Defense said yesterday it will soon investigate another allegation that the U.S. military buried the highly toxic defoliant ...more »ROK Drop Book Review: Nothing To Envy, By Babara Demick
» by GI Korea June 10th, 2011 at 6:03 pm » Comments (8)
A book about the plight of the North Korean people that I have meaning to read based off the strong feedback I have read from others is Barbara Demick’s, "Nothing ...more »Update On the Yongsan Oil Spill Issue
» by GI Korea June 10th, 2011 at 3:03 am » Comments (8)
It must be a slow news day to rehash this old story: Concerns over pollution in and around U.S. military bases here continue to grow with the revelation this week that ...more »Picture of the Day: New Lotte Skyscraper
» by GI Korea June 10th, 2011 at 3:00 am » Comments (4)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Seen here is a construction site for the 555-meter-high, 123-story Lotte Super Tower in Seoul, whose concrete foundation will be laid on June 4. The skyscraper, ...more »South African Korean War Veteran Interviewed By Yonhap
» by GI Korea June 9th, 2011 at 5:36 pm » Comments (15)
Here is an excerpt from a Yonhap News interview with a South African Korean War veteran: Time is running short for 86-year-old Joe Joubert to achieve his lifetime dream -- returning ...more »Picture of the Day: Tour Bus Accident
» by GI Korea June 9th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Rescue workers attempt to enter a tourist bus that was badly damaged in a traffic accident that killed two people and injured 44 others. The bus ...more »North Korea Claims South Tried To Bribe Them
» by GI Korea June 9th, 2011 at 8:26 am » Comments (11)
I guess the envelopes of cash weren't enough for the North Koreans to show regret for their recent provocations: Â North Korea threatened Thursday to release conversations recorded during secret inter-Korean talks ...more »Korea Finder 19-11
» by GI Korea June 9th, 2011 at 3:00 am » Comments (17)
So who knows what is significant about this structure? Korea Finder Leader’s Board: Leon Laporte – 4 Kushibo – 4 Chickenhead – 2 Cloying Odor -1 Regulate – 1 Max – 1 Cloying Odor – 1 The person with ...more »
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