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Picture of the Day: Learning Good Manners

» by January 21st, 2012 at 1:00 pm » Comments (3)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Foreigners dressed in traditional "hanbok" costumes learn how to make New Year's bows to their elders at the Global Center in Seoul on Jan. 19, 2012. ...more »

Foreigners Hold Protest In Gangnam Against Korean Prostitution

» by January 21st, 2012 at 3:59 am » Comments (24)

I am curious to who these foreigners participating in this "flash mob" are because in my experience most foreigners in Korea could care less about prostitution?: Expats can commonly be found ...more »

US Soldier Convicted Of Dongducheon Rape Loses First Appeal

» by January 20th, 2012 at 10:30 am » Comments (0)

The US soldier convicted of a sadistic rape in Dongducheon lost his appeal and will be serving his full 10 years in a Korean jail: A South Korea appeals court Thursday ...more »

Picture of the Day: Ice Climbing World Cup In Korea

» by January 18th, 2012 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Athletes taking part in the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation’s (UIAA) Ice Climbing World Cup are climbing to the top on Sunday. The 2012 UIAA Ice ...more »

US Government Pushes Korea To Cut Oil Imports From Iran

» by January 17th, 2012 at 5:23 pm » Comments (0)

Considering how dependent the South Korean economy is on imported oil this will be a lot tougher thing for the Korean government to agree to than other countries: A senior U.S. ...more »

Picture of the Day: Hanwoo For Sale In Seoul

» by January 17th, 2012 at 1:00 pm » Comments (10)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="354" caption="People form a long line to buy the domestic hanwu beef at an affordable price at downtown Seoul Plaza on Friday."][/caption] more »

Korean Men Arrest For Smuggling Gold Shoved Up Their Butts

» by January 17th, 2012 at 9:13 am » Comments (6)

They must make a decent profit from doing this to convince someone to shove gold up their butts: South Korean customs officials say they have arrested eight men over a scheme ...more »

South Korea Appoints First Female Naval Commanders

» by January 16th, 2012 at 5:12 pm » Comments (4)

South Korea has its first female Navy commanders: Korea's Navy has appointed its first two female officers to command fast attack craft, as it looks to expand female presence on vessels ...more »

Korea May Scrap Real Name System For the Internet

» by January 12th, 2012 at 7:03 pm » Comments (13)

It looks like Korea's real name system could become a thing of the past: The Korea Communications Commission on Thursday reported its plans for the New Year to President Lee Myung-bak. ...more »

Picture of the Day: Snowy New Year’s On Taebaksan

» by January 12th, 2012 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)

This is a picture from the summit of Taebaksan Mountain on New Year's Day from Robert Koehler's photoblog.  He has many of pictures from the summit posted that are worth ...more »

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