» by GI Korea February 19th, 2010 at 5:35 am » Comments (0)

Here is something you don't see very often happen in North Korea, a earthquake: A strong underground earthquake registering a magnitude of 6.9 on the Richter scale occurred about 21 km ...more »

» by GI Korea February 18th, 2010 at 4:40 am » Comments (5)

Here is just all he more reason why I can't stand the Chosen Soren organization in Japan: Reporting from Osaka, Japan — Ko Jong-mi can still see her mother lying on ...more »

» by GI Korea February 16th, 2010 at 8:35 pm » Comments (8)

If you are an English teacher in South Korea and you don't like your hagwon owner, well remember it could always be worse; how would you like to have a ...more »

» by GI Korea February 15th, 2010 at 4:36 pm » Comments (10)

For those interested in the promoting of North Korean human rights, Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) is competing for a $250,000 grant from Pepsi to aid the re-settling of North ...more »

» by GI Korea February 13th, 2010 at 8:30 pm » Comments (2)

Does anyone even care about the North Korean nuclear issue any more?  I didn't think so: A top North Korean nuclear envoy wants to visit the United States for rare talks ...more »

» by GI Korea February 11th, 2010 at 4:08 pm » Comments (2)

It will be interesting to see if these arms smugglers ever do get convicted of anything, my guess is they will not: Thai prosecutors are reported to have dropped charges against ...more »

» by GI Korea February 11th, 2010 at 8:19 am » Comments (6)

If this is true, than the unrest in North Korea after the currency reform that confiscated what little money many North Koreans had, must have been as bad as advertised: The ...more »

» by GI Korea February 9th, 2010 at 3:06 am » Comments (2)

Here is what a Hong Kong think tank is reporting about a secret North Korean military facility on Mt. Baekdu: The North Korean leadership is believed to have established a temporary ...more »

» by GI Korea February 8th, 2010 at 9:18 pm » Comments (10)

It will be interesting to see what Robert Park has to say in the coming days, but for someone just released from North Korea he sure looks quite grim: n American ...more »

» by GI Korea February 8th, 2010 at 5:49 pm » Comments (5)

Here is an update on the North Korean arms shipment that was detained in Thailand: Nearly two months after the seizure here of a charter plane carrying 35 tons of ...more »

» by GI Korea February 5th, 2010 at 4:58 am » Comments (10)

I am actually surprised Robert Park was released as fast as he was: North Korea said Friday it was releasing an American detained in North Korea after reportedly illegally entering the ...more »

» by GI Korea February 4th, 2010 at 5:45 am » Comments (4)

As with anything with North Korea it is hard to say with certainty if this is true or not, but allegedly the North Korean government is backing down from their ...more »