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Monthly Archives: December 2011

South Korean Website Allowed To Stream North Korean TV

» by December 12th, 2011 at 5:45 pm » Comments (7)

I'm not surprised this guy doesn't have much of audience to watch North Korean TV: From his office in Seoul, former North Korean soldier Lim Young-Sun runs a website offering a ...more »

Picture of the Day: Snow Capped Mountains In Korea

» by December 12th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (11)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="The Baekdu Mountain range (Neung-gyeong peak, and Daegwallyeong and Seonjaryeong mountain passes) creates a white spectacle following the heavy snow Thursday."][/caption] Via KBS Global. more »

Chinese Fishermen Murders Another South Korean Coast Guard Officer

» by December 12th, 2011 at 8:19 am » Comments (37)

Via a reader tip comes news that the already out of control Chinese fishermen situation has led to yet another murder of a South Korean Coast Guard officer: One South Korean ...more »

Christmas Trees Cause Controversy On Korean DMZ

» by December 12th, 2011 at 3:41 am » Comments (4)

The Christmas Tree controversy from last year has grown to become an even bigger issue this year: South Korea will allow Christians to light two more Christmas tree-shaped towers near the ...more »

Picture of the Day: Drama at the National Theater of Korea

» by December 11th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (3)

Via Korea.net Flickr page. more »

Koreans Protest Cuts of USFK Jobs

» by December 11th, 2011 at 9:11 am » Comments (25)

Tough times for these guys that will be out of work: The U.S. military’s apparent plan to lay off more than 400 Koreans employed on American bases in South Korea prompted ...more »

ROK Drop Open Thread – December 11, 2011

» by December 11th, 2011 at 3:00 am » Comments (33)

Another week and another Open Thread. Enjoy! more »

Apartments For Rent Near Coex & Yonsei University

» by December 10th, 2011 at 11:44 pm » Comments Off

From the Korean Classifieds: $KRW1000000 Newly-Built Studio Apartment near COEX (Samsung-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul) $KRW750000 2br – Furnished Two-Room Apartment with rooftop patio ONLY ONE-MONTH ... more »

US Air Force Criticized For Dumping Servicemembers Remains Into A Virginia Landfill

» by December 10th, 2011 at 11:20 pm » Comments (7)

I doubt that when the families signed papers to dispose of any additional remains of their loved ones in a dignified and respectful manner that throwing the remains in a ...more »

This Should Look Good in Yongsan

» by December 10th, 2011 at 8:11 pm » Comments (15)

John Rosenthal at Weekly Standard has the story of a Dutch design firm that is planning to build two residential towers that look like the World Trade Centers in mid-collapse: The ...more »

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