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Chosun Ilbo Sues Lawmakers for Libel in Regards to the Jang Ja-yeon Case

» by GI Korea May 11th, 2009 at 7:57 pm » Comments (0)

It is a humorous to see a member of the Korean media suing a Korean lawmaker for libel: South Korea's leading newspaper Monday filed a 1 billion won ($805,000) civil lawsuits ...more »

Does Roh Scandal Hurt Korea’s National Image?

» by GI Korea April 30th, 2009 at 10:08 am » Comments (3)

Despite the Korea Times claims I seriously doubt many foreigners even know who Roh Moo-hyun is much less care if his corruption charges effects Korea's national image: To get an idea ...more »

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions In Crisis as Membership Shrinks

» by GI Korea April 11th, 2009 at 5:20 pm » Comments (1)

Watching the slow motion desolving of the KCTU in recent months has actually been more rewarding then watching the on going corruption probe into former Korean President Roh Moo-hyun take ...more »

Former Korean President Roh Moo-hyun Admits to Bribery Charges

» by GI Korea April 11th, 2009 at 6:14 am » Comments (3)

Things are getting worse and worse for the former President as he has already had to admit that his wife was taking bribe money and now this: Prosecutors investigating an unfolding ...more »

Investigation into Roh Moo-hyun Bribery Scandal Continues

» by GI Korea April 8th, 2009 at 5:18 am » Comments (5)

Could you imagine what would happen if Laura Bush was discovered to have taken hundreds of thousands of dollars from Haliburton?  Well this here is about the equivalent of this: Prosecutors ...more »

Seoul Waffles On Joining Proliferation Security Initiative

» by GI Korea April 6th, 2009 at 11:44 am » Comments (0)

As I suspected, the South Korean government's statement that it would join the Proliferation Security Initiative may be an empty threat: South Korea on Sunday failed to make good a threat ...more »

Improving Riot Control

» by USinKorea April 2nd, 2009 at 5:17 am » Comments (8)

Police will use pepper spray against violent protestors at illegal demonstrations to protect themselves and more effectively disperse them. The National Police Agency (NPA), issued new guidelines Thursday on ways ...more »

Chung Dong-young to Return to Politics

» by GI Korea March 13th, 2009 at 4:34 pm » Comments (11)

Look who is returning to Korean politics, ROK Drop certified Useful Idiot Chung Dong-young: Former Unification Minister Chung Dong-young has announced he will return to Korea from the U.S. next week ...more »

Activists Assault Korean Lawmaker

» by GI Korea March 3rd, 2009 at 9:31 am » Comments (0)

When will the media stop calling these people civic groups and instead call them anti-democracy advocates?: Seoul police yesterday expanded its investigation on the assault on ruling Grand National Party lawmaker ...more »

Picture of the Day: Who Trusts These Results?

» by GI Korea February 27th, 2009 at 7:55 am » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="430" caption="Members of an anti-U.S. and anti-Lee Myung-bak campaign display the results of a nationwide survey they conducted on the occasion of President Lee’s first year near ...more »

Lee and Obama Likely to Meet in London

» by GI Korea February 17th, 2009 at 7:18 am » Comments (0)

It looks like the first meeting between Presidents Obama and Lee will happen in April: President Lee Myung-bak and U.S. President Barack Obama will likely hold their first one-on-one meeting on ...more »

Korean Opposition Ends National Assembly Sit In

» by GI Korea January 5th, 2009 at 7:20 pm » Comments (0)

It appears a Korean version of a filibuster has ended similarly to how filibusters in the US are ended: South Korea's opposition party ended a 10-day sit-in protest at the National ...more »
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