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Pregnant Teenagers In Korea Now Allowed to Graduate from High School

» by GI Korea March 17th, 2010 at 3:54 pm » Comments (11)

Here is another question for those of you who teach in the Korean schools, is teenage pregnancy something you see much of?: The National Human Rights Commission said yesterday that any ...more »

Do Korean Schools Need A Free Lunch Program?

» by GI Korea March 16th, 2010 at 8:18 am » Comments (7)

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 »

US Diplomat On the Run From Korean Authorities

» by GI Korea March 15th, 2010 at 7:58 pm » Comments (11)

Hopefully they catch this scumbag who worked at the US consulate in Busan: An American diplomat based in South Korea fled to the Philippines after facing charges that he ...more »

South Korea’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.8%

» by GI Korea March 15th, 2010 at 5:31 pm » Comments (10)

This may be a rise in the unemployment rate, but still this rate is still quite low compared to the roughly 10% unemployment plaguing the US: The nation was found to ...more »

Korea Could Be Classified A Controlled-Risk Country for Mad Cow Disease

» by GI Korea March 15th, 2010 at 8:19 am » Comments (32)

I have long pointed out the hypocrisy of the mad cow issue in Korea, but here is yet another article proving this: South Korea is likely to be categorized by an ...more »

Google Warned About Violating Korea’s Video Game Laws

» by GI Korea March 15th, 2010 at 3:54 am » Comments (3)

This sounds like on the surface some kind of trade barrier put into place to aid Korea's domestic video game market: South Korea is considering banning access to the Android ...more »

Itaewon’s Homo Hill Profiled As Hangout for Gay US Soldiers In Korea

» by GI Korea March 14th, 2010 at 10:15 am » Comments (27)

Via a reader tip comes this Stars & Stripes article about a part of Itaewon night life that is hardly a secret to anyone stationed at Yongsan: It’s a Saturday night, ...more »

Picture of the Day: Korea’s White-Naped Cranes

» by GI Korea March 13th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (1)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="344" caption="White-naped Cranes feast in Gimpo on Tuesday amid a flock of herring gulls. (Yonhap News)"][/caption] more »

Henry Kissinger Falls Ill In South Korea

» by GI Korea March 13th, 2010 at 11:37 am » Comments (10)

Hopefully this isn't anything serious for long time American diplomatic icon Henry Kissinger: Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was admitted to a hospital in Seoul, South Korea, on ...more »

Korea & Denmark to Expand Green Technology Cooperation

» by GI Korea March 12th, 2010 at 8:30 pm » Comments (6)

Korea and Denmark have made agreements to cooperate in green technology: Korea and Denmark have promised to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in developing renewable energy sources and improving fuel efficiency. President Lee ...more »

Taxi Accident Lands Two Kunsan Airmen in the Hospital

» by GI Korea March 10th, 2010 at 6:27 am » Comments (16)

Here is an unfortunate accident that has left one airmen in critical condition at the hospital: A Kunsan airman remains in critical condition after a Sunday night taxi crash left ...more »

Japan Dominated By Korea During Winter Olympics

» by GI Korea March 9th, 2010 at 4:18 pm » Comments (22)

I didn't realize that the Japanese did this poorly at the recent Winter Olympics: Japan and Russia are still trying to come to terms with their poor showing in the Vancouver ...more »
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