» by GI Korea May 20th, 2012 at 7:25 pm » Comments (32)

From the Chosun Ilbo: Fleur Pellerin, a Korean orphan who was adopted by a French family when she was six months old, has been appointed deputy minister in charge for small ...more »

» by GI Korea November 4th, 2009 at 8:13 am » Comments (12)

It looks like France wants to make themselves look more relevant in international affairs: Nicolas Sarkozy is once again wading into international diplomacy. After trying a hand at Mideast peace, ...more »

» by Bill September 4th, 2009 at 12:58 pm » Comments (4)

This caused Vladislav Tkachiev to overstep the time limit. From Reuters- A leading French chess player turned up drunk and dozed off after just 11 moves in an international tournament in ...more »

» by Bill June 1st, 2009 at 6:06 am » Comments (0)

The A330-200 was on its way to Paris from Rio de Janiero. From CNN- A French passenger aircraft carrying 228 people has disappeared off the coast of Brazil, airline officials say. ...more »

» by GI Korea April 18th, 2009 at 11:42 pm » Comments (2)

It will be interesting to see how the White House responds to this: What the French President reportedly said at a cross-party lunch on Wednesday for 24 members of Parliament engaged ...more »

» by GI Korea August 20th, 2008 at 8:19 am » Comments (7)

The French get hit with a lot of jokes about their combat prowess, but it should be noted that the French have been involved in fighting in Afghanistan which is ...more »

» by GI Korea May 8th, 2007 at 10:28 pm » Comments (0)

I really hope the election of Nicolas Sarkozy does lead to positive change in the US-French relationship:  The victory of Nicholas Sarkozy of the right-leaning Union for ...more »