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Monthly Archives: November 2011

American Useful Idiot Arrested for Vandalism At Cheju Naval Base

» by November 7th, 2011 at 3:42 am » Comments (9)

Considering all the crazy activists already in South Korea do they really need to import loons like this from the US?: A visiting U.S. activist has been arrested on charges of ...more »

VFW Hosts Veteran’s Day Ceremony

» by November 6th, 2011 at 5:34 pm » Comments (0)

Here is something to check out over the Veteran's Day weekend: more »

Picture of the Day: Over Water Solar Power Plant Begins Operations In Korea

» by November 6th, 2011 at 12:51 pm » Comments (1)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Seen here is a 100-kilowatt solar power plant built on stilts over the water, the first of its kind in the world, at a multi-purpose dam ...more »

ROK Drop Open Thread – November 6, 2011

» by November 6th, 2011 at 3:28 am » Comments (41)

The first open thread of November.  Please leave anything you want to discuss in the comments section. more »

21 North Koreans Defect Across the West Sea Border

» by November 5th, 2011 at 11:03 pm » Comments (1)

It seems like defecting across the West Sea maritime border seems to be becoming a more popular means of defecting from North Korea: A group of 21 North Koreans was found ...more »

ROK Drop Korean Movie Review: “Thirst”

» by November 5th, 2011 at 5:06 pm » Comments (4)

For those that subscribe to Netflix there are a number of Korean movies that have been added to their streaming online movie database which has allowed me to watch a ...more »

Picture of the Day: Kimchi Season

» by November 5th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (3)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="483" caption="Farmers harvest Chinese cabbages from a field in Chuncheon, 85 kilometers east of Seoul, on Nov. 3, 2011 as the season for kimchi-making approaches."][/caption] Via Yonhap. more »

Job Cuts Coming To Osan & Kusan Air Force Bases

» by November 5th, 2011 at 7:02 am » Comments (4)

The Air Force is in the midst of executing a large cut of government employees and its effects will likely hit Osan and Kunsan Air Force Bases in South Korea: The ...more »

KTO Looking For An Editor

» by November 5th, 2011 at 4:16 am » Comments (2)

The Korea Tourism Organization has an opening for an editor position for those interested: Contract position. Must speak English at a native level. Intermediate Korean language level is preferred. The Global U-Tourism Team ...more »

Korea Ranks 12th In OECD for Bribery

» by November 4th, 2011 at 11:06 pm » Comments (2)

I think a way to look at this latest bribery index score in a positive light is that Korea continues to get better in regards to bribery compared to years ...more »

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