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Korea Drops in Global Educational Competitiveness

» by GI Korea May 16th, 2008 at 6:08 am » Comments (0)

With all these Korean students out protesting over one of the stupidest issues in a litany of stupid anti-US causes in Korea; is it any wonder why Korea's educational system ...more »

What Will Really Kill Koreans

» by GI Korea May 9th, 2008 at 10:57 am » Comments (9)

With all the uproar in Korea about how US beef is going to kill them, I find it interesting that on the front page of KBS they have an article ...more »

Spreading Anti-Americanism in Korean Classrooms

» by GI Korea May 9th, 2008 at 6:25 am » Comments (9)

Here is an editorial in the Chosun Ilbo that only further validates my belief of how Korean children's ability to critically think is hampered by their own educational system that ...more »

Tsunami Strikes Korea’s West Coast

» by GI Korea May 5th, 2008 at 4:41 am » Comments (7)

There has been a tragic natural disaster on Korea's west coast: Eight tourists are dead and 14 others are missing after tidal waves struck a ferry boat pier in Boryeong, South ...more »

Russian-Korean Space Cooperation a Near Disaster

» by GI Korea April 29th, 2008 at 11:38 am » Comments (13)

It appears that Yi So-yeon's trip into space really was even closer to being a disaster then orginally suspected: But Korea has not made an issue of the incident. A KARI ...more »

Dealers of Fake Merchandise Arrested

» by GI Korea April 24th, 2008 at 11:03 am » Comments (6)

How come I have the feeling this is just another one of those for show crackdowns you see the Korean police conduct every once and while such as against prostitution?: ...more »

Gay Subway Oral Sex Video Angers Korean Netizens

» by GI Korea April 23rd, 2008 at 1:53 pm » Comments (15)

I have seen a lot of random wackiness on the Seoul subway, but this is one thing I have fortunately never seen: Two men are under investigation by police after being ...more »

Yi So-yeon Returns Safely to Earth

» by GI Korea April 20th, 2008 at 6:18 am » Comments (12)

Korea's first Astronaut/Space tourist (you pick one) has returned safely to Earth after spending 12 days in space: South Korea's first astronaut, Yi So-yeon, has landed safety ...more »

The Anti-Robert Kim Receives Political Asylum in the US

» by GI Korea April 17th, 2008 at 8:53 pm » Comments (5)

I wonder if this case will come up during South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's summit with US President George Bush?: After disclosing activities by the intelligence agency ...more »

Libyan Military Officials Visit Seoul

» by GI Korea April 14th, 2008 at 4:05 am » Comments (2)

I wonder if we will be seeing the Libyan Army driving around in XK2 tanks anytime soon? more »

Korean Space Tourist Blasts Off Into Space

» by GI Korea April 9th, 2008 at 6:44 am » Comments (45)

The first Korean astronaut space tourist has blasted off into orbit aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule: Korea's first astronaut, Yi Soyeon, began her travel into space Tuesday night. Yi, a biosystems ...more »

Korean the World’s 22nd Most Spoken Language

» by GI Korea April 4th, 2008 at 2:31 pm » Comments (3)

Courtesy of Japundit comes a list of the world's most spoken languages: Mandarin / China, Malaysia, Taiwan English / USA, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand Hindi / North and Central India Spanish / The ...more »
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