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Monthly Archives: July 2011

Picture of the Day: Girl Band Performs

» by July 11th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (15)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="350" caption="Girl band f(x) perform at the 2011 Mnet 20's Choice awards in Seoul on Thursday."][/caption] Via the Chosun Ilbo. more »

ROK Drop Profile: Cheonbosan Mountain In Uijongbu, South Korea

» by July 11th, 2011 at 3:33 am » Comments (6)

The most well known and most often hiked mountain in the South Korean city of Uijongbu (also spelled Uijeongbu) is without a doubt the extremely beautiful Dobong-san Mountain.  However, there ...more »

ROK Drop Open Thread – July 10, 2011

» by July 10th, 2011 at 9:01 am » Comments (28)

Here is this week's open thread.  Please leave any story links or issue you want to discuss in the comments section. more »

Warning of Possible Rise of Xenophobia In China Against Foreigners

» by July 9th, 2011 at 10:11 pm » Comments (28)

STRATFOR this week warns of a possible rise of anti-foreigner sentiment in China due to political calculations currently going on within the Chinese government: STRATFOR sources in China have noted an ...more »

Is Hines Ward Having A Mid-Life Crisis?

» by July 9th, 2011 at 4:47 pm » Comments (37)

That is what it seems to be considering that in the past three years he has gotten divorced from his wife, seen hanging out with porn stars, goes on Dancing ...more »

Picture of the Day: Haenyeo & the Ambassador

» by July 9th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (5)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Kathleen Stephens (L) pose with a woman diver at Jeju Island on June 23. The female divers are one of the icons ...more »

Number of North Korean Defectors In Thailand Surges

» by July 9th, 2011 at 3:41 am » Comments (10)

This is quite a surge in North Korean refugees which the article doesn't provide a reason for such a large increase: Authorities in northern Thailand are struggling to cope with a ...more »

In Germany Solar Is “Green” Power, Literally

» by July 8th, 2011 at 4:59 pm » Comments (26)

Here is how well Germany's investment in solar energy is going: This is a solar energy plant that was built in 2009 in East Germany at a cost of $7.5 million ...more »

Picture of the Day: Korean Wolf Pups

» by July 8th, 2011 at 12:49 pm » Comments (14)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Baby Korean wolves are shown at the Daejeon O-World Zoo in Daejeon yesterday. A total of eight baby wolves, which the zoo showed to the public ...more »

Unidentified Metal Detected Under Camp Carroll, Could It Be Agent Orange?

» by July 8th, 2011 at 9:20 am » Comments (20)

If they end up digging up Agent Orange under Camp Carroll what a mess this could turn out to be for the US military: A joint South Korea-U.S. investigation team confirmed ...more »

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