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Jeju Island: Blood, Beauty and the Need for a Naval Base
By Donald Kirk The school girls in white blouses and plaid skirts surrounded me as I was deciding whether to...
U.S. Soldier Accused of Arson Admits to Unintentional Fire, Depression and being Under Restriction
By John M. Rodgers The ongoing Hooker Hill arson case against Army Pfc. Marcos Pedraza-Pascual took a strange turn during...
The View from Okinawa–Donald Kirk on the U.S. Military’s 21st Century in Asia
By Donald Kirk OKINAWA, Japan – Ask just about any of the 18,000 or so U.S. marines on this battle-scarred...
Korean Court to Sentence Man Who Scammed Travelers out of Thousands
By John M. Rodgers Since Kang was arrested and detained on February 13 of this year, victims of his chicanery...
‘Hello, do you know the Jesus Christ?’–Meeting People in a South Korean Gym
By The Expat at Expat Hell I recently changed gyms. The gym that I used to frequent was fairly close...
Working China’s ‘Soft Power’ as A Western Journalist in-Country
By Tom McGregor at China Daily Some Westerners incorrectly assume that China should only be viewed according to its political...
Living behind Bars as a SOFA Inmate at Korea’s Cheonan Prison
By John M. Rodgers Some 90 kilometers south of central Seoul in South Chungcheong Province not far off of Interstate...
Who and What Started the Fire on Itaewon’s Hooker Hill?
By John M. Rodgers The fire that tore through a strip of bars on Hooker Hill in Itaewon on November...
Smart Phone Thief Caught Red-Handed by Victims in the Hood
By Manley C. Fatz Now Vincent is a nerd, a nice nerd, a friendly nerd but a nerd nevertheless. When...
Expat ESL Teachers Face More Visa Hoops in Korea (Both E and F Holders)
By Matt VanVolkenburg It's interesting that, according to that KBS article, the Ministry of Education plans to require foreign hagwon...
The Seoul Nuclear Security Summit: Much Ado About Nothing?
By Iwazaru As the Nuclear Security Summit 2012 roars into action today, some might wonder what all the ado is...
One Drop East: The Show and The Band–Rockin’ in Busan
By Jesse Coy Nelson One Drop East was supposed to start at 11. The band was already playing when we...
Travel Scam Artist Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Victims Likely to Be Left Empty-Handed
By John M. Rodgers When Kang Wan Koo entered courtroom number five at the Seoul Eastern District Court at 10:40...
Driving in Seoul: You Are What You Drive
By Marie Kulik Walking the streets of Seoul, most people have had the experience of someone stepping in their path...
Do you Remember Rock ‘n’ Roll Sinchon?—The Liner Notes (side A)
By Mizaru To take the stairs and walk down into the Nori bar was always a rush. When the scene...