I actually hope South Korean golfer K.J. Choi wins the British Open, not because he is a good dude (which from all indications he appears to be), but because maybe it will focus all the ridiculous Korean nationalism away from this Dokdo nonsense and towards sports instead:
Tiger Woods on crutches was supposed to be a […]

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The long fight over US beef imports into Korea appears to have finely reached a conclusion:

Buoyed by Seoul’s decision to resume US beef imports, President George W. Bush and South Korea’s leader Lee Myung-bak hold talks Friday on pressing ahead with a huge free trade deal and fortifying their half-century security alliance.  (…)
On the eve […]

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More positive developments from South Korea’s president-elect Lee Myung-bak:
As it was being briefed a few days ago by the Defense Ministry, president-elect Lee Myung-bak’s Transition Committee said it views resolving the plight of South Korean prisoners of war held in North Korea as a prime responsibility of the state, and the situation demands priority. As […]

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I say let’s give the animals a chance. 
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Some of you may remember the former 8th US Army spokesman Colonel Steven Boylan from his time in Korea, especially when he was the face for the 8th Army after the 2002 Armored Vehicle Accident.  Colonel Boylan’s time in Korea also led to him being attacked and stabbed in a Yongsan a day after a […]

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Just another example of the politicization of the military.  Did this guy have to post the guy’s wedding pictures and slime his wife?  That is pretty low. 
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Some people may find this surprising but if you have been following what has been happening on America’s college campuses lately this shouldn’t be surprising at all:

In fall 2005, researchers at the University of Connecticut’s Department of Public Policy (UConnDPP), commissioned by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute’s (ISI) National Civic Literacy Board, conducted a survey of […]

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I have decided to try something new here at the ROK Drop and offer a story, joke, and a brain teaser for the weekend as well as one to start the week with.
Story for the weekend:
“The Real Meaning Of Peace” Author Unknown
“There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would […]

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There is only one catch:

Before President George W. Bush leaves office, he hopes to sign a formal peace treaty putting an end to the Korean War, the top U.S. envoy to Seoul said yesterday.It is all contingent, however, on North Korea taking steps to get rid of its nuclear weapons.

If a formal peace treaty to […]

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A Japanese court has forced the Japanese government to pay individual compensation claims to Japanese war orphans from World War II:
A court Friday ordered the government to pay millions of dollars in compensation to dozens of Japanese who, as children, were stranded in China at the close of World War II.
The 65 plaintiffs claimed the […]

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It is about time:
The government and ruling Uri Party agreed Thursday to withdraw all South Korean troops from Iraq by the end of next year, government officials said.
The agreement was made during a meeting of party lawmakers at the National Assembly. Earlier, the party called on the government to set a specific timetable for […]

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This is like something out of a low budget Korean crime flick:
A 26-year-old male IT employee known as Lee, enjoyed working alongside a 32-year-old woman identified as Park, and the pair began dating back in 2004. They were on again off again for a while, but in July of this year, Park confessed to being […]

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