» by GI Korea March 24th, 2012 at 5:29 pm » Comments (2)

Two candidates running for the National Assembly in South Korea under the United Progressive Party have their sex crime pasts derail their candidacies: A former journalist has voluntarily relinquished his right ...more »

» by GI Korea March 14th, 2012 at 9:01 am » Comments (6)

Typical that the far left in Korea wants to hide their stated intentions before going to the polls: The leader of the main opposition Democratic United Party said Wednesday her party ...more »

» by GI Korea February 20th, 2012 at 10:06 am » Comments (2)

Here is another example of how South Korea has made it possible to live the American dream without ever stepping foot in the US: The South Korean government estimates it will ...more »

» by GI Korea February 17th, 2012 at 5:38 pm » Comments (2)

I think that Ambassador Han has decided that three years of being the ROK Ambassador to the US was enough and didn't want to be the guy to deal with ...more »

» 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 »

» 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 »

» 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 »

» 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 »

» 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 »

» 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 »