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Honduras Withdraws Ethnic Korean As Ambassador Nominee

» by GI Korea March 20th, 2010 at 4:31 pm » Comments (2)

It looks like it is amateur hour over at the Honduran Foreign Ministry: Honduras has withdrawn its designation of a Korean-born woman as its new ambassador to South Korea after ...more »

Abortion Restrictions Increased In South Korea

» by GI Korea March 20th, 2010 at 1:20 am » Comments (0)

It will be interesting to see if the abortion issue in Korea will become a hot button issue like it is in the US with the enforcement of these restrictions: Having ...more »

Pregnant Teenagers In Korea Now Allowed to Graduate from High School

» by GI Korea March 17th, 2010 at 3:54 pm » Comments (12)

Here is another question for those of you who teach in the Korean schools, is teenage pregnancy something you see much of?: The National Human Rights Commission said yesterday that any ...more »

US Diplomat On the Run From Korean Authorities

» by GI Korea March 15th, 2010 at 7:58 pm » Comments (11)

Hopefully they catch this scumbag who worked at the US consulate in Busan: An American diplomat based in South Korea fled to the Philippines after facing charges that he ...more »

Korea & Denmark to Expand Green Technology Cooperation

» by GI Korea March 12th, 2010 at 8:30 pm » Comments (6)

Korea and Denmark have made agreements to cooperate in green technology: Korea and Denmark have promised to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in developing renewable energy sources and improving fuel efficiency. President Lee ...more »

The Gay Love Boat Heading for Korea

» by GI Korea March 9th, 2010 at 7:34 am » Comments (39)

Later on this month everyone that lives in Busan can be expecting a number of interesting visitors to the city: A U.S. luxury cruise ship carrying 710 "special passengers" will call ...more »

Korean Immigrant to Become Honduran Ambassador to Korea

» by GI Korea March 8th, 2010 at 4:25 pm » Comments (1)

This is an interesting story of a Korean immigrant returning to South Korea as the ambassador of Honduras: The government of Honduras has reportedly appointed Kang Young-shin as ambassador to Korea. ...more »

President Lee Appears to Urge Koreans to Move Forward On Japanese Ties

» by GI Korea March 1st, 2010 at 8:43 pm » Comments (4)

It is good to see South Korean President Lee Myung-bak trying to urge Koreans to move forward with a future oriented relationship with Japan, which is actually in the best ...more »

Group to Submit Bill to Ban Smoking In Korea

» by GI Korea February 23rd, 2010 at 9:27 pm » Comments (4)

I don't smoke, but the possibility of it being banned in South Korea is concerning to me: A group of health experts and civic activists Monday called for the government to ...more »

Taliban Alleged to Be Collecting Information On US Bases In Korea

» by GI Korea February 20th, 2010 at 1:11 am » Comments (21)

Considering the people I have seen before hanging around outside US military bases in Korea, I don't find this surprising: A Pakistani man who claims to be a member of the ...more »

Korean School Teacher Brings Students On Field Trip with Communists

» by GI Korea February 18th, 2010 at 4:20 pm » Comments (15)

Just another example of the pro-North Korean education that many kids in South Korea are getting due to the stooges in the Korean Teachers and Education Worker’s Union (KTU): A local ...more »

Michelle Rhee Interviewed By TBS’s This Morning Program

» by GI Korea February 2nd, 2010 at 5:16 pm » Comments (0)

Over at the TBS This Morning website they have finally started posting radio broadcasts again this past month, which are all interviews with various people by hosts Kim Juweon and ...more »
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