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Picture of the Day: Year of the Tiger
» by GI Korea January 1st, 2010 at 1:39 pm » Comments (0)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="200" caption=""Jakhodo," the painting of a magpie and a tiger, shows the joy of the New Year and the warding off evil spirits. "][/caption] You can read more ...more »Picture of the Day: Tiger Calligraphy
» by GI Korea December 31st, 2009 at 1:43 pm » Comments (0)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="3 tigers bring in a big laughter: Calligrapher Do Jeong-ho writes the Chinese character for a tiger three times, or "ho, ho, ho," making it sound ...more »Taft-Katsura Agreement Blamed for Starting World War II
» by GI Korea December 11th, 2009 at 8:29 am » Comments (24)
Incredibly the Taft-Katsura Agreement which Koreans have long used to blame the US for the Japanese colonization of the peninsula in the last century; is now being used to blame ...more »Bongsudae Tradition Restarts In Seoul
» by GI Korea November 3rd, 2009 at 4:50 pm » Comments (0)
If you see some smoke coming from the top of Namsan hill in Seoul, now you know what it means: Republic of Korea - The city of Seoul offers many cultural ...more »Seoul Set to Reconstruct Ancient Gates & Walls By 2013
» by GI Korea October 25th, 2009 at 5:25 am » Comments (6)
I have been saying this for some time now that it would be a great idea to restore Seoul's fortress walls and it appears that it is closer to happening ...more »Korean Group Files Claim with ICJ Over Lost Gando Territory
» by GI Korea September 9th, 2009 at 6:39 pm » Comments (15)
This has as much of chance of happening as Japan ever seiizing control of Dokdo: Ten NGOs filed a petition with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) last week to seek ...more »Does this Find Challenge China’s Claim to Balhae?
» by GI Korea August 27th, 2009 at 7:17 am » Comments (2)
The only problem I see with this conclusion is that the Chinese claim the Koguryo kingdom as part of their history as well, which makes this recent finding irrelevant: A crown ...more »2,000 Year Old Skelton Found Near Incheon
» by GI Korea December 12th, 2008 at 1:31 am » Comments (0)
This skeleton looks to be in remarkably great condition considering its age: A well-preserved adult female skeleton dating back 2,000 years ago has been unearthed in Yeongjong Island, Incheon. The Korea Institute ...more »Russo-Japanese War News Sep 20-26 1904
» by USinKorea September 21st, 2008 at 8:18 pm » Comments (0)
20 Sep Headline: Japan's Great Armies Marching on Mukden [Taken from a German paper] The Japanese are advancing slowly with a broad front... The Russian troops have recovered their spirits. Chinese officials ...more »Rhee Syngman’s Princeton Dissertation
» by USinKorea September 16th, 2008 at 11:17 pm » Comments (2)
Neutrality as Influenced by the United States: A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of Princeton University in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy By Syngman Rhee I was reading the ...more »
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