» by GI Korea July 5th, 2009 at 10:00 am » Comments (0)

Hopefully none of you all reading this get any ideas: A local high court found a 46-year-old man not guilty of having sex with a runaway teenage girl, saying their liaison ...more »

» by GI Korea June 30th, 2009 at 6:40 pm » Comments (2)

Well so much for President Lee's big canal idea: President Lee Myung-bak said yesterday that he will not push forward the construction of a cross-country grand canal during his term of ...more »

» by GI Korea June 18th, 2009 at 4:08 pm » Comments (2)

It seems like a whole bunch of you ESL teachers out there could end up finding a job in Jeju-do if you wanted to: Jeju, Korea’s most popular tourist destination for ...more »

» by GI Korea June 17th, 2009 at 5:06 pm » Comments (1)

I have walked in Jeju's lava tubes before, which I highly recommend anyone visiting the island to check out and now it appears even more of the lava tube caves ...more »

» by GI Korea June 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am » Comments (4)

Like I have said before, I would be surprised if Japan goes nuclear, but South Korea that is a different story: The ruling Grand National Party's chief policy-maker says the nation ...more »

» by GI Korea June 15th, 2009 at 11:08 pm » Comments (0)

Back in March 4 South Koreans died in Yemen due to a terrorist attack and this month yet another Korean has died in Yemen: A 34-year-old South Korean woman was confirmed ...more »

» by GI Korea June 15th, 2009 at 7:14 pm » Comments (0)

If Lee Myung-bak is able to convince President Obama to get the current US-ROK FTA ratified I would be amazed: President Lee Myung-bak left for Washington on Monday for summit talks ...more »

» by GI Korea June 15th, 2009 at 10:14 am » Comments (4)

It is about time but  the two Indian sailors jailed for no reason in Korea have been finally been released: Seafarers Captain Jasprit Chawla and his chief officer Syam Chetan returned ...more »

» by GI Korea June 15th, 2009 at 4:34 am » Comments (8)

Considering the popularity of first person shooter games in KOrea, this shouldn't be too surprising to anyone:   Dressed in U.S. military uniforms and carrying guns that look eerily like M-16s and ...more »

» by GI Korea June 14th, 2009 at 9:00 am » Comments (1)

I am willing to bet the hotel these Aussies are going to be moved to will the quarantine facility in Seoul that was used to quarantine a number of foreign ...more »

» by GI Korea June 7th, 2009 at 2:38 am » Comments (13)

Here is a perfect example of the Korean justice system at work: Models who failed to maintain appropriate dignity as representatives of the products they represent should compensate for the ...more »

» by GI Korea June 5th, 2009 at 8:00 pm » Comments (0)

It is official at least according to the Korean police that former President Roh Moo-hyun's death was a suicide: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="398" caption="“Owl Rock” offers a unique vantage point from ...more »