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Korean Auto Workers Strike Due to Mad Cow Disease

» by GI Korea July 3rd, 2008 at 8:23 pm » Comments (21)

Only in Korea could I write a headline like the one above.  This also has to be the most absurd reason for an automobile strike ever: Tens of thousands of auto ...more »

Foreigners & Ex-North Korean Soldiers to Protest Beef Protesters

» by GI Korea July 3rd, 2008 at 3:38 pm » Comments (22)

Just when you thought the US beef protests couldn't get any crazier, here comes this bit of news: The “Citizens Alliance Against Radical Illegal Candlelight Demonstrations” (a.k.a. No No Demo) announced ...more »

American Beef Selling Out in Korea

» by GI Korea July 3rd, 2008 at 9:11 am » Comments (12)

Newly imported American beef appears to be selling well in Korea: Sales of US beef have begun, with one beef distributor in Siheung-dong selling his entire 200kg supply of poison US ...more »

Rice Hit with Beef Protests

» by GI Korea June 30th, 2008 at 8:30 pm » Comments (73)

It appears the beef protesters got off message a little bit when they were busy protesting US Secretary of State Condi Rice's visit to Seoul: "Rice, go home," they chanted. Placards ...more »

Exposing the Anti-US Activists as Violence Continues In Seoul

» by GI Korea June 29th, 2008 at 12:38 pm » Comments (44)

The protests against the importation of US beef into Korea (that really has nothing to do with US beef) broke out once again in downtown Seoul. The conflict began ...more »

Violent Anti-US Beef Protests Continue In Seoul

» by GI Korea June 28th, 2008 at 10:56 am » Comments (45)

The violent anti-US beef protests that have been paralyzing downtown Seoul continued on Thursday night, June 27th.   The usual anti-US groups that have largely been abandoned by mainstream Korean ...more »

Pictures of Violent Anti-US Beef Protests In Korea

» by GI Korea June 27th, 2008 at 10:44 am » Comments (27)

June 25th was the 58th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War and how would you expect people in Korea to memorialize the outbreak of the Korean War?  By ...more »

Far East Economic Review On Korea’s Misinformation Age

» by GI Korea June 26th, 2008 at 4:58 am » Comments (5)

Courtesy of a reader tip comes this article from Korean born US citizen Hancho Kim who is a retired businessman who has lived in Seoul for 27 years: Welcome to the ...more »

Missiing the Point of US Beef Protests

» by GI Korea June 22nd, 2008 at 5:58 am » Comments (0)

I read news articles like this AP story currently on the front page of Yahoo and the International Herald Tribune's Choe Sang-hun's article and I just continued to be amazed ...more »

Will New US Beef Import Regulations Hurt “Korean Pride”?

» by GI Korea June 21st, 2008 at 5:27 am » Comments (13)

I know everyone is tired of hearing about this but it looks like the US beef issue has been solved temporarily: South Korea and the United States Thursday concluded week-long talks ...more »

Subway Workers May Strike Because of Mad Cow Disease

» by GI Korea June 19th, 2008 at 7:00 am » Comments (1)

The Cows Gone Wild madness could get a whole lot worse for people living in Seoul as the subway workers may go on strike shutting down the subways because of ...more »

US Beef Protests Dwindle as Anti-US Groups Show Their True Colors

» by GI Korea June 18th, 2008 at 10:57 am » Comments (24)

It looks like since the real forces behind the US beef protests are beginning to show their true colors, more and more of the Korean public is being turned off ...more »
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