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Monthly Archives: October 2011

Kim Han-sol Supposedly Sympathetic About Starving North Koreans

» by October 4th, 2011 at 5:54 pm » Comments (12)

Here is some more news on Kim Jong-il's grandson who apparently feels bad this his people are starving: Kim Han-sol, the teenage grandson of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, posted messages ...more »

Picture of the Day: New ROK Military Uniforms

» by October 4th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (82)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="550" caption="Soldiers in new uniforms stand alongside soldiers in old uniforms at a briefing at the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan, central Seoul, yesterday. The first, ...more »

Are GI’s Out of Control In Itaewon?

» by October 4th, 2011 at 11:31 am » Comments (41)

Via Korea Beat comes news that GI's are supposedly behaving badly in Itaewon: 37-year-old office worker Mr. A went to Itaewon last weekend for an office dinner when he was shocked ...more »

US Military Spent $35 Million To Evacuate Families from Japan

» by October 4th, 2011 at 9:37 am » Comments (2)

I wonder where the money came from to fund this evacuation?: The Department of Defense paid nearly $35 million for U.S. military families who chose to flee Japan amid the Fukushima ...more »

Japan Will Not Discuss War Time Sex Slave Issue With South Korea

» by October 3rd, 2011 at 10:14 pm » Comments (6)

This is not a surprising response from the Japanese government considering their past stance on this issue: Japan has turned down South Korea’s proposal to hold bilateral talks about Korean women ...more »

Picture of the Day: USS George Washington Visits Busan

» by October 3rd, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (7)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="391" caption="The U.S. aircraft carrier USS George Washington arrives at a naval base in Busan yesterday with about 7,000 sailors for a regular exchange with the Korean ...more »

Kim Jong-nam’s Facebook Page Critical of North Korean Leadership

» by October 3rd, 2011 at 11:31 am » Comments (6)

It looks like there probably won't be any family reunions any time soon in North Korea that Kim Jong-nam will be attending: The Facebook page of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's ...more »

ROK Drop Open Thread – October 2, 2011

» by October 2nd, 2011 at 8:26 pm » Comments (19)

Please leave any links or anything else you want to talk about in the comments. more »

IMCOM Korea Deactivated

» by October 2nd, 2011 at 6:03 pm » Comments (43)

I suspect there is going to be a lot more consolidations coming up for the US military in order to cut costs: The command charged with overseeing installation operations in South ...more »

Picture of the Day: Korean Traditional Liquor

» by October 2nd, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (7)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="350" caption="Models promote traditional Korea liquor at a store in Busan on Tuesday."][/caption] Via the Chosun Ilbo. more »

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