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Picture of the Day: Sydney Officially Designates “Koreatown”

» by May 23rd, 2012 at 1:00 pm » Comments (25)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="This photo taken on May 22, 2012, shows a sign indicating Koreatown at the corner of Pitt and Liverpool Streets in downtown Sydney. The sign, set ...more »

Picture of the Day: Aussies Take Easy During the Korean War

» by May 9th, 2012 at 1:00 pm » Comments (1)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="499" caption="Two unidentified soldiers enjoy some recreation time at a sandbagged Navy Army Air Force Institute (NAAFI)"][/caption] Via the Australian War Memorial. more »

1 In 6 Prostitutes In Australia Are Reportedly Korean

» by May 6th, 2012 at 5:34 pm » Comments (20)

Via a reader tip from the Open Thread comes this news that there is supposedly a lot of Korean prostitutes Down Under: The Australian state with the largest Korean population in ...more »

“Korea Suburb” To Be Constructed In Hobart, Tasmania

» by February 8th, 2012 at 5:45 pm » Comments (7)

I am real curious to see if this nearly billion dollar development ever gets built: WORK on a $900 million Korean suburb on Hobart's Eastern Shore will start within a year ...more »

Okinawa Plan Modified To Base Marines In Australia, Philippines, & Guam

» by February 4th, 2012 at 5:04 pm » Comments (0)

It looks like at least the US Marines are going to have a base in the Philippines again: The Obama administration is preparing to scale back a stalled U.S. military plan ...more »

Picture of the Day: G’day From Korea

» by December 9th, 2011 at 1:06 pm » Comments (5)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Private (Pte) Chris Bell-Chambers, a member of the Sniper Section, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), smiles and waves to a group of Korean children ...more »

Korean Women Arrested In Australia For Prostitution

» by November 17th, 2011 at 5:59 pm » Comments (25)

For those that don't know prostitution is legal in Australia, but it appears these girls were trafficked thus the concern from authorities: Eleven South Korean nationals were reported to have been ...more »

US Military To Station Marines In Australia

» by November 12th, 2011 at 6:02 am » Comments (58)

With all the problems facing the US Marines as they try to reposition forces on Okinawa and Guam, they have at least found one more place to put a few ...more »

Could A Muslim Woman Get Away With This Crime In Korea?

» by June 22nd, 2011 at 4:11 am » Comments (156)

I wonder if this same ridiculous legal loop hole could happen in America?  Better yet I wonder what the reaction of the Korean police would be if a Muslim woman made ...more »

Learning Korean A National Priority In Australia

» by February 1st, 2011 at 9:04 pm » Comments (43)

Teaching children Korean has become a national priority in Australia: EVERY student will be required to study a second language for at least 300 hours before year 7, with ...more »

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