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Monthly Archives: August 2011

A Profile of the Bosan-dong Ville In Dongducheon, Korea

» by August 5th, 2011 at 3:45 am » Comments (44)

I have written quite a bit before about the TDC Ville which has become one of the most popular postings here on the ROK Drop with over 25,000 people viewing ...more »

US & Korea Set To Pass KORUS FTA Next Month

» by August 4th, 2011 at 5:35 pm » Comments (2)

It will be interesting to see if the KORUS FTA does pass next month: The government has welcomed the news that Washington laid a path to deal with the overdue ratification ...more »

Picture of the Day: North Korean Farmland

» by August 4th, 2011 at 1:08 pm » Comments (7)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="476" caption="North Korean farming village."][/caption] This is a picture via the Denver Post that shows just how bleak farming is in North Korea when compared to South Korea. more »

Kim Jong-un Linked To Attacks On South Korea

» by August 4th, 2011 at 8:44 am » Comments (6)

So says the Chosun Ilbo: A North Korean document supports the conclusion that North Korea attacked the Navy corvette Cheonan and Yeonpyeong Island last year to whip up domestic support for ...more »

Korea Finder 26-11

» by August 4th, 2011 at 3:00 am » Comments (10)

So who knows what this is an old picture of ? Korea Finder Leader’s Board: Kushibo – 9 Leon Laporte – 4 Chickenhead – 2 Cloying Odor -2 Regulate – 1 Max – 1 JoeC – 1 Mr. Chips ...more »

Debt Deal Leads To Possibility of Steeper Defense Cuts

» by August 3rd, 2011 at 4:46 pm » Comments (55)

Now that the US government debt deal is done it appears the biggest loser from it could be the Pentagon: During a decade of warfare, the Pentagon mostly had its way ...more »

Picture of the Day: Fun In the Mud

» by August 3rd, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (4)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Students have fun in mud flats during a Coast Guard summer camp in Incheon on Tuesday. /Yonhap"][/caption] Via the Chosun Ilbo. more »

Typhoon Muifa To Bring More Rain To Korea

» by August 3rd, 2011 at 8:13 am » Comments (0)

Just what Korea needs, yet more rain: Typhoon Muifa is expected to bring strong winds and high tides to the waters south of Jeju Island late Wednesday, with these moving onto ...more »

Why Do Koreans Lie So Much?

» by August 3rd, 2011 at 5:13 am » Comments (22)

Via ROK Head Leon who has had past experience dealing with Korean fraudsters wanting to make a quick buck off of him comes the article below that validates what many ...more »

Korea Fields First Early Warning Aircraft

» by August 2nd, 2011 at 5:11 pm » Comments (6)

It may not seem like it, but this is actually a pretty important acquisition by the ROK Air Force and one less capability that the US needs to provide to ...more »

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