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Do Korean Schools Need A Free Lunch Program?
» by GI Korea March 16th, 2010 at 8:18 am » Comments (8)
I am interested to hear what you English teachers teaching in Korean public schools think of this: The main opposition Democratic Party yesterday stepped up moves to publicize its proposal ...more »Korean Police Raid DLP Headquarters
» by GI Korea February 9th, 2010 at 9:28 pm » Comments (2)
I have no love for these Korean labor unions and apparently President Lee has had enough with their antics as well: Korean law bars public worker and teacher union members from ...more »Picture of the Day: Another National Assembly Fight
» by GI Korea January 24th, 2010 at 12:46 pm » Comments (6)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="520" caption="Democratic Party representative Jeong Gi-yeong, who has some kind of vision disability, wound up being taken off in a stretcher after a physical fight in the ...more »Twitter Account Spoofs President Lee
» by GI Korea January 20th, 2010 at 9:54 pm » Comments (3)
This just goes to show that even with a real-name system people will find ways to get around it: Twitter, which has become a powerful tool in expanding Internet-based and mobile ...more »Roh Moo-hyun Memoir Released that Reveals His Biggest Mistake
» by GI Korea September 22nd, 2009 at 7:30 am » Comments (1)
I agreed with former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun on very few issues, but here is something I think just about everyone can agree with him on: Former President Roh Moo-hyun ...more »TBS eFM On Demand
» by JoeC September 13th, 2009 at 10:09 am » Comments (4)
First, a brief introduction. I am writing here by invitation from GI Korea after mentioning in an earlier post I might consider blogging on evolving information technology and media. I ...more »Amnesty International On the Death of Kim Dae-Jung
» by GI Korea August 21st, 2009 at 7:32 pm » Comments (4)
It really shouldn't be a surprise that Amnesty International has a glowing tribute to former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="204" caption="President Kim Dae-Jung with Amnesty International Secretary ...more »Former South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung Passes Away at Age 83
» by GI Korea August 18th, 2009 at 6:19 am » Comments (9)
Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung has passed away at a Seoul hospital. When former friends and rivals began visiting the hospital I figured things must not have been looking ...more »Chun Doo-hwan Visits Kim Dae-jung’s Hospital
» by GI Korea August 14th, 2009 at 1:42 pm » Comments (6)
Look who showed up at the hospital to see how Kim Dae-jung is doing: Former President Chun Doo-hwan yesterday visited the hospital in Seoul, hoping for the recovery of former President ...more »Are American Politics Becoming Koreanized?
» by GI Korea August 12th, 2009 at 6:21 am » Comments (35)
The more and more I watch politics in the United States, the more I am becoming convinced that politics in this country is becoming more and more like what you ...more »




