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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Picture of the Day: Deadly Torpedo
» by GI Korea August 10th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (3)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="475" caption="Visitors watch a replica of the broken section of what South Korea claims to be a North Korean torpedo responsible for the sinking of South Korean ...more »China’s First Aircraft Carrier Takes Maiden Voyage
» by GI Korea August 10th, 2011 at 8:45 am » Comments (31)
It will be interesting to see what this means for the Chinese Navy in 20 years: China launched its first aircraft carrier for a maiden run on Wednesday, a step likely ...more »South Korea Responds To North Korea Shelling of NLL
» by GI Korea August 10th, 2011 at 4:57 am » Comments (3)
Well here we go again with the North Koreans trying to make headlines: South Korean marines returned fire Wednesday after North Korea launched artillery shells into waters near the disputed maritime ...more »Hiking In Korea: Yeoninsan Mountain (연인산)
» by GI Korea August 9th, 2011 at 5:23 pm » Comments (2)
The province of Gyeongi-do is the most heavily populated area of South Korea, which means that often times the hiking trails leading up the mountains in the area can appear ...more »Picture of the Day: KOSPI Feels Effects of US Economic Crisis
» by GI Korea August 9th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (7)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="499" caption="A signboard at the trading room of Korea Exchange Bank's headquarters in Seoul shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) falling 68.10 points, or ...more »US Officially Confirms “Sea of Japan” Name
» by GI Korea August 9th, 2011 at 9:40 am » Comments (44)
The long running East Sea/Sea of Japan issue appears to be settled at least with the US on what to call this body of water: Korea has lodged an informal protest ...more »Korean-American Murderer Operated High Paying Hagwon In Korea
» by GI Korea August 9th, 2011 at 6:06 am » Comments (30)
Via the comments section comes this story of an ex-LA gang member who murdered two guys and than fled to Korea to become a well paid hagwon operator in Seoul: A ...more »US Proposes Talks To Recover Korean War Remains In North Korea
» by GI Korea August 8th, 2011 at 5:16 pm » Comments (8)
Here we go again with the remains of Korean War veterans in North Korea: The U.S. military has proposed talks with North Korea on resuming recovery of the remains of thousands ...more »Picture of the Day: 5 University Students Die In Crash
» by GI Korea August 8th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (7)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Five Chungnam National University students were killed and five others injured yesterday after their van overturned in Muju, North Jeolla. Police have yet to determine the ...more »Video of 2ID Tae Kwon Do Team In Action
» by GI Korea August 8th, 2011 at 8:38 am » Comments (3)
Here is a video of the 2nd Infantry Division Tae Kwon Do team in action: The 28-member team – the only one of its kind in the Army - works full-time ...more »
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