Posts Tagged With: politics

GNP Announces That It Will Reveal Its New Name On Monday

» by GI Korea January 28th, 2012 at 6:48 am » Comments (5)

Are Korean voters really dumb enough to fall for this?: Campaign strategists push for a change in the name of political parties when facing an extremely unfavorable campaign landscape, as they ...more »

Vote Buying Allegations Latest Scandal to Hit Korean Ruling Party

» by GI Korea January 9th, 2012 at 9:10 pm » Comments (0)

What surprised me most about the alleged vote buying attempt in the Korean parliament was not that envelopes with cash were being handed out, but that so little money was ...more »

How Does the Seoul Mayoral Election Effect the US-ROK Relationship

» by GI Korea October 31st, 2011 at 5:05 pm » Comments (40)

Long time journalist Don Kirk who has covered news on the peninsula for decades thinks that it could mean that software guru and motivational speaker Ahn Cheol-soo may be in ...more »

Is Seoul Mayoral Election A Sign That South Korea Is Taking A Turn To the Left?

» by GI Korea October 29th, 2011 at 5:09 pm » Comments (1)

It sounds like Korea may be going through its hope and change phase like the US did back in 2008: People in their 20s, 30s and 40s were united in Seoul ...more »

President Lee’s Retirement Home Purchase To Be Investigated

» by GI Korea October 20th, 2011 at 6:04 am » Comments (7)

I have been following the story about the controversy over the purchase of land for President Lee's retirement home in Seocho and it appears to me the Korean left is ...more »

Are the Rich In the US Paying Enough Taxes?

» by GI Korea September 21st, 2011 at 5:06 pm » Comments (42)

Here is a fact check from the AP on the often heard rhetoric that the rich don't pay enough taxes: President Barack Obama says he wants to make sure millionaires are ...more »

ROK Drop’s View On National Health Care In America

» by GI Korea September 17th, 2011 at 6:39 am » Comments (82)

Last week's Open Thread has turned into a debate about health care in America. Instead of just posting a comment there I figure I would go ahead and create a ...more »

Is Ahn Cheol-soo the 2nd Coming of Roh Moo-hyun?

» by GI Korea September 12th, 2011 at 5:30 pm » Comments (28)

For those that haven't been following Korean politics these past few weeks, Ahn Cheol-soo is an anti-virus software entrepreneur turned academic who has shot to high levels of popularity in ...more »

President Lee Replaces Unification Minister

» by GI Korea August 31st, 2011 at 9:29 am » Comments (2)

I have to wonder this all has to do with getting North Korea to behave before next year's election?: President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday replaced Unification Minister Hyun In-taek, who was ...more »

Is South Korea Planning On Becoming A Welfare State?

» by GI Korea August 27th, 2011 at 9:23 am » Comments (19)

Over at the Marmot's Hole, "The Korean" has a posting up about how the opposition party in Korea has a platform they are pushing for next year's elections called 3+1: Oh’s ...more »