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Video of Korean Riot Police Conducting Realistic Training Exercise

» by February 8th, 2012 at 8:28 am » Comments (0)

Via a reader tip comes this interesting video of the Korean riot police conducting a very realistic training drill: I had to chuckle at some of the comments left on YouTube ...more »

English Teaching Business Linked To Cheating Scandal In Korea

» by February 7th, 2012 at 10:08 am » Comments (9)

What I am most surprised about in regards to the below article is not the cheating because cheating scandals are numerous in Korea; what I am most amazed about is ...more »

Nation of Islam & NAACP Protest Korean-American Gas Station Owner In Dallas

» by February 1st, 2012 at 11:32 pm » Comments (70)

I know that a few ROK Heads live in Dallas so I am curious to how much media attention this racial dispute in the city is having?: An ongoing racial dispute ...more »

US To Import M1 Rifles From South Korea

» by January 27th, 2012 at 3:40 am » Comments (20)

For those of you who collect classic firearms it appears that you may have a good shot of buying a Korean War era M1 soon: The U.S. is set to import ...more »

Korean-American Man Lost On Mt. Rainier Burns Money To Stay Alive

» by January 24th, 2012 at 4:15 pm » Comments (10)

What this guy went through probably wasn't extreme enough to be featured on the "I Shouldn't Be Alive" series, but nevertheless he is lucky to be alive: - A snowshoer who ...more »

Ex-South Korean Spy’s Asylum In the US Confirmed

» by January 24th, 2012 at 11:59 am » Comments (3)

A US court has confirmed a previous asylum ruling that an ex-South Korean intelligence official who disclosed to the US how former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung got the North ...more »

Korean Men Arrest For Smuggling Gold Shoved Up Their Butts

» by January 17th, 2012 at 9:13 am » Comments (6)

They must make a decent profit from doing this to convince someone to shove gold up their butts: South Korean customs officials say they have arrested eight men over a scheme ...more »

Korean Immigrants Own Half of All Dry Cleaners In the US

» by January 16th, 2012 at 7:42 am » Comments (26)

I knew Koreans owned a lot of dry cleaners in the US but I will still a bit surprised to learn how many they actually owned:  For Korean immigrants, dry cleaners ...more »

Korea May Scrap Real Name System For the Internet

» by January 12th, 2012 at 7:03 pm » Comments (13)

It looks like Korea's real name system could become a thing of the past: The Korea Communications Commission on Thursday reported its plans for the New Year to President Lee Myung-bak. ...more »

Drowning Death of Dongducheon Policeman Being Reinvestigated

» by January 11th, 2012 at 5:29 pm » Comments (3)

Something fishy going on with police department in Dongducheon: Police said Tuesday they will reinvestigate the death of a young conscripted policeman who they had announced was killed in a rescue ...more »

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