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GI Korea in Central Hong Kong - Part 1

» by GI Korea September 17th, 2008 at 12:19 pm » Comments (2)

As I mentioned before riding the Peak Tram to the top of Victoria Peak is quite possibly the most popular thing visitors to Hong Kong do. However, another must ...more »

GI Korea Hikes Around Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak

» by GI Korea September 9th, 2008 at 6:39 pm » Comments (3)

For those visiting the summit of Hong Kong's beautiful Victoria Peak, it is also well worth taking a hike along the trail that runs along the side of the peak ...more »

GI Korea on Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak

» by GI Korea September 4th, 2008 at 6:16 am » Comments (5)

Probably when most people think of Hong Kong the picture of the city that comes to mind is of the fabulous view of the cities skyline from the famed Victoria ...more »

GI Korea in Wan Chai

» by GI Korea September 3rd, 2008 at 12:21 pm » Comments (5)

After arriving in Hong Kong and getting some sleep the next morning I got up early and took a walk around the Wan Chai neighborhood I was staying in.  Wan ...more »

GI Korea in Hong Kong

» by GI Korea August 30th, 2008 at 9:14 am » Comments (6)

If you are wondering why my postings on the ROK Drop have been infrequent recently it is because the wife and I took a trip to the Chinese city of ...more »

Obama Claims to Support North Korean Human Rights

» by GI Korea July 20th, 2008 at 9:25 am » Comments (0)

US Presidential hopeful Barack Obama wants the Bush Administration to do more in regards to the human rights of North Korean refugees in China: Presumptive U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama ...more »

Korea Voted China’s Least Favorite Neighbor

» by GI Korea July 15th, 2008 at 10:54 am » Comments (6)

If the fact Chinese students sponsored and armed by the Chinese embassy ran rampant through the streets of Seoul beating and assaulting Korean civilians was not enough of hint maybe ...more »

President Lee Visits Chinese Earthquake Disaster Area

» by GI Korea May 31st, 2008 at 10:59 am » Comments (5)

Korean President Lee Myung-bak has become the first world leader to tour the devastated Chinese Sichuan Province: President Lee Myung-bak has visited China's Sichuan Province, becoming the first foreign leader ...more »

John McCain Promotes League of Democracies

» by GI Korea May 31st, 2008 at 9:57 am » Comments (5)

Now here is an idea I like: Gaining ground this political season is a proposed League of Democracies designed to strengthen support for the next president's overseas agenda and ensure a ...more »

China Calls US-ROK Alliance “Cold War Product”

» by GI Korea May 28th, 2008 at 6:50 pm » Comments (4)

China has had some critical words to describe the US-ROK Alliance: China Tuesday said it believed the military alliance between the US and South Korea was a 'Cold War product' as ...more »

Chinese Fishermen Routinely Violate Korean Waters

» by GI Korea May 27th, 2008 at 9:06 pm » Comments (20)

Can you just imagine what the Korean reaction would be if these fishermen were Japanese instead of Chinese?: It is a bumper season for crab fishing in Yeonpyeong Island in the ...more »

US Military Arrives in China to Aid in Relief Operation

» by GI Korea May 19th, 2008 at 2:16 am » Comments (2)

It is good to see that the Chinese government accepting now even American military aid to help in the rescue and relief operations in the wake of Monday's earthquake: TWO US ...more »