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Monthly Archives: August 2011
South Korean Government Confirms North Korea Doctoring Pictures of Kim Jong-il
» by GI Korea August 23rd, 2011 at 8:50 am » Comments (15)
This shouldn't come as much of a surprise to people who have seen pictures of Kim Jong-il over the years: The North Korean regime routinely photoshopped images of leader Kim Jong-il ...more »ROK Army Reforms To Target Draft Dodgers
» by GI Korea August 23rd, 2011 at 3:13 am » Comments (6)
It is good to see that reforms are being made to go after draft dodgers who avoid their mandatory military service with the ROK Army: Those who have served jail time ...more »Foreigner Crime Rate Lower Than Korean Average
» by GI Korea August 23rd, 2011 at 1:26 am » Comments (7)
Via the Marmot's Hole comes this news that the foreigner crime wave often reported in the Korean English language media is mostly hype: An often-heard gripe in South Korea’s expat community ...more »Korean Speed Skating Star To Become Russian Citizen
» by GI Korea August 22nd, 2011 at 5:33 pm » Comments (3)
Korea's short track speed skating star Ahn Hyun-soo is giving up his Korean citizenship to become a Russian: Three-time Olympic short track champion Ahn Hyun-soo once said his goal was to ...more »Picture of the Day: Reconstructing Freedom Bridge During the Korean War
» by GI Korea August 22nd, 2011 at 12:53 pm » Comments (1)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="404" caption="Members of Co "C", 84th Engineer Const Bn, US 8th Army, lower a 40 foot steel pile used for bent cap into water to be power ...more »Kim Jong-il Welcomed By Russian Officials
» by GI Korea August 22nd, 2011 at 9:27 am » Comments (4)
After finishing a yachting holiday Kim Jong-il has now taken his private train for a trip to Russia to likely discuss the proposed gas line that through North Korea that ...more »Kim Jong-il Enjoys Yacht Holiday
» by GI Korea August 22nd, 2011 at 7:11 am » Comments (0)
Too bad his yacht doesn't run into one of those mines left over from the Korean War that he claims sunk the Cheonan: North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has been enjoying ...more »Picture of the Day: Reconstructing the Han River Bridge During the Korean War
» by GI Korea August 21st, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (5)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Lt Gen James A. Van Fleet, CG US 8th Army, and LTC Barber, 453rd Eng Const Bn, 8th US Army, are amoung the first men riding ...more »ROK Drop Open Thread – August 21, 2011
» by GI Korea August 21st, 2011 at 3:15 am » Comments (85)
Please leave any think you want to discuss in the comments section. I hope everyone is having a good weekend. more »Georgetown-China Brawl II
» by USinKorea August 20th, 2011 at 9:37 pm » Comments (0)
This was too long for a comment with the quotes… From the video, the initial scrap is something you could see in any regular game when one or both ...more »
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