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Foreigner Crime Rate Lower Than Korean Average

» by August 23rd, 2011 at 1:26 am » Comments (7)

Via the Marmot's Hole comes this news that the foreigner crime wave often reported in the Korean English language media is mostly hype: An often-heard gripe in South Korea’s expat community ...more »

Beware of Dangerous Foreign Criminals In Korea

» by May 23rd, 2011 at 5:58 pm » Comments (40)

That is how the Chosun Ilbo sums up this article: A police crackdown that ended early this month led to the arrest of 1,249 foreigners and 79 indictments. Most cases involved ...more »

Picture of the Day: Foreigners In Hanboks

» by February 1st, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (6)

Foreign exchange students take part in traditional Korean games at a special event at Ewha Womans University in Seoul yesterday, which was held for foreign students ahead of ...more »

Picture of the Day: Foreign Housewives Make Kimchi

» by October 26th, 2010 at 1:04 pm » Comments (22)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Housewives are showing the kimchi they made. It is part of an event for women from around the world to make kimchi held at the National ...more »

Picture of the Day: Cat Faces

» by July 28th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (7)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Tourists mug for the camera in Myeong-dong, Seoul on Wednesday. "][/caption] more »

Providing Context to the Foreign Crime Rate In South Korea

» by April 28th, 2010 at 3:40 am » Comments (27)

This Korea Times article makes a claim that foreigner crime is rising dramatically in Korea: FOREIGNERS' CRIMES RISE SIGNIFICANTLY The number of foreign nationals caught for crimes in Korea is on ...more »

Foreign Crime Investigation Team shuts down

» by April 7th, 2010 at 2:33 am » Comments (18)

This story was covered on the ROK Drop when this team was established.  Now, less than 5 months later, it is being shut down. A joint probe team charged with investigating crimes committed by ...more »

Picture of the Day: The Foreigner Card

» by December 7th, 2009 at 12:54 pm » Comments (2)

Learn when to play the foreigner card here. more »

ATEK Praises the Hankyoreh for Positive Press Coverage

» by December 4th, 2009 at 1:32 am » Comments (8)

Here is the latest press release from ATEK for those who are still following the AIDS and Anti-English Spectrum issues: The Association for Teachers of English in Korea (ATEK) would like ...more »

Korea to Establish Foreigner Investigation Team

» by October 16th, 2009 at 11:43 pm » Comments (6)

This may actually be a good idea if established properly: South Korea is pushing to establish a joint prosecution-police body to be charged with investigating crimes committed by foreigners residing in ...more »

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