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Monthly Archives: December 2011

Group of Americans To Build Homes In North Korea

» by December 10th, 2011 at 5:53 pm » Comments (2)

I wonder how much money the North Koreans are making off this stunt?: A group of Americans is in North Korea to kick off a project to build 50 homes for ...more »

Picture of the Day: Colorful Hallasan

» by December 10th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (3)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Hallasan is a massive shield volcano which forms the bulk of Jeju Island and is often taken as representing the island itself."][/caption] Via Korea.net Flickr. more »

South Korea Filled With College Graduates But Few Jobs

» by December 10th, 2011 at 3:01 am » Comments (20)

This is the same problem that is also happening in America: Some 80 percent of high school graduates go to college in Korea, whereas in many advanced countries like Germany students ...more »

Japanese Whaling Fleet Sets Off To Begin Whaling Season

» by December 9th, 2011 at 10:45 pm » Comments (11)

Another season of whale nonsense is about to kickoff: Japan's whaling fleet left port Tuesday for the country's annual hunt in Antarctica, press pictures showed, with security measures beefed up amid ...more »

Seoul Government To Slash the Number of Native English Teachers

» by December 9th, 2011 at 4:37 pm » Comments (7)

Here is some news that will effect most English teachers working in government schools in Seoul: Most native English-speaking teachers in about 300 high schools in Seoul could lose their jobs ...more »

Picture of the Day: G’day From Korea

» by December 9th, 2011 at 1:06 pm » Comments (5)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Private (Pte) Chris Bell-Chambers, a member of the Sniper Section, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), smiles and waves to a group of Korean children ...more »

North Korean Defectors Sent to Japan After Three Year Wait In China

» by December 9th, 2011 at 8:32 am » Comments (0)

It must have been pretty uncomfortable to be under what is pretty much house arrest for the past three years in a consulate building: The Japanese government has submitted a written ...more »

South Korea’s Robot Prison Guards

» by December 9th, 2011 at 3:47 am » Comments (7)

These robots seem more of a PR gimmick then any legitimate law enforcement tool: South Korea is ready to wheel out its latest weapon in the war against crime: a 5-foot-tall, ...more »

Picture of the Day: Soldiers Paint & Clean Orphanage

» by December 8th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (23)

Via 2ID Facebook. more »

US Soldier Arrested for Cashing Bad Checks, Should This Be News?

» by December 8th, 2011 at 7:01 am » Comments (14)

Via a reader tip comes this breaking news that all of South Korea should be aware of, a GI was arrested for passing about 800,000 won in bad checks!: Police said ...more »

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