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Henry Kissinger Falls Ill In South Korea

» by GI Korea March 13th, 2010 at 11:37 am » Comments (10)

Hopefully this isn't anything serious for long time American diplomatic icon Henry Kissinger: Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was admitted to a hospital in Seoul, South Korea, on ...more »

Tsunami Warning Issued Across the Pacific & Asia After Chilean Earthquake

» by GI Korea February 27th, 2010 at 6:21 am » Comments (9)

It looks like parts of Asia to include Japan and Korea's Cheju Island will need to be on a lookout for a tsunami in the aftermath of the huge 8.5 ...more »

Illegal Immigrant Haitians to Receive Status In Response to Earthquake

» by GI Korea January 22nd, 2010 at 6:22 am » Comments (20)

What happened in Haiti is obviously tragic and sad thing, but why do illegal immigrants need to be awarded with amnesty for breaking the law in response?: Federal immigration officials are ...more »

Korea Possibly Sending Peacekeepers to Haiti, While the US Criticized for Aid Response

» by GI Korea January 19th, 2010 at 8:10 am » Comments (20)

Korea is currently debating whether or not to send troops to Haiti to increase the UN presence in the country: The government yesterday said it was considering sending forces to Haiti ...more »

Korea Increases Haiti Earthquake Aid By $10 Million Dollars

» by GI Korea January 18th, 2010 at 9:31 am » Comments (12)

Korea was initially criticized for only offering up $1 million dollars in aid, but the government has now increased their aid package further: The government decided to send additional aid worth ...more »

Lee Myung-bak Congratulates Obama On Nobel Peace Prize Award

» by GI Korea October 9th, 2009 at 7:06 am » Comments (7)

I think President Obama was as surprised to win this award as most Americans were to hear that he had won it as well: South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Saturday ...more »

Reboot America’s Airports

» by GI Korea December 27th, 2008 at 2:24 pm » Comments (7)

I think this same observation could apply to Incheon International Airport in Korea as well: I had a bad day last Friday, but it was an all-too-typical day for America. It actually ...more »

TIME Magazine Advocates for Invading Burma

» by GI Korea May 14th, 2008 at 5:23 am » Comments (18)

Just another reason why I do not buy TIME magazine: Burma's rulers have relented slightly, agreeing Friday to let in supplies and perhaps even some foreign relief ...more »

North Korea Diverted Cash & Reconstruction Aid

» by GI Korea February 12th, 2008 at 5:08 am » Comments (1)

Fresh off of accusations that North Korea diverted fuel aid to the military, now new reports say that the cash aid and building materials to North Korea have been diverted ...more »

More Questions About V.T. Shooter

» by GI Korea August 11th, 2007 at 8:07 am » Comments (0)

Police have released more information that the Virginia Tech shooter Cho Seung-hui may have conducted a dry run of his shooting rampage just two days before the shootings.  Additionally the ...more »

Taliban Kidnaps Korean Missionaries in Afghanistan

» by GI Korea July 21st, 2007 at 6:31 am » Comments (9)

Anywhere from 18-23 Korean missionaries and NGO workers were kidnapped by Taliban terrorists in Afghanistan during a bus ride from Kandahar to Kabul.  The Taliban is demanding that Korea withdraw ...more »

New French President Elected

» by GI Korea May 9th, 2007 at 8:28 am » Comments (1)

I really hope the election of Nicolas Sarkozy does lead to positive change in the US-French relationship: more »
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