The Korean government is looking into sending at least 10 policemen to help train the Afghan police, after informing the US that it will be difficult to resend troops to Afghanistan. The cops will be stationed at the Afghan police academy and will not take part in any activities other than the training of Afghan [...]
From the Financial Times;
South Korea’s soldiers will be asked to make do with only one bath a week while its air force pilots will have to do more training on computers instead of real fighters as record oil prices force the country to slash fuel usage.
The measures are among several arising from an emergency meeting [...]
Something that my friend passed on to me today.
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According to a Defense News article (the article is not up on their site yet), the ROK JCS(Joint Chiefs of Staff) has given LMB options for joining the U.S. BMD. The options are:
1. Providing a location for an interceptor launch site.
2. Joining the BMD development program.
3. Paying part of the cost for deploying BMD in [...]
Actress Choi Jiwoo and the Chinese press has gotten into a bit of a spat regarding whether she was drunk or not at the opening of a Louis Vuitton store in Hong Kong, last Friday.
The Chinese press released photos showing Choi with a reddened face and being supported by two staff members in addition to not [...]
The ROKN’s submarine plans has hit a bit of a snag when it was discovered that its latest submarine, the ROKS Son Wonil, is noisier (about 40 decibels higher) than expected, making it easier to detect by enemy vessels. The problem has been traced to the screw shaft, and as a result the Son Wonil [...]
A Russian Tu-95MS Bear bomber entered the Korean Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) over the East Sea on March 5th and shadowed the USS Nimitz Strike Group for twenty minutes from a distance of 5.4 ~ 9km.
The ROKAF scrambled 4 F-16s while the USN scrambled 2 F/A-18s in order to intercept the bomber.
And just when [...]
While we’re on the subject of Roh’s retirement, a sneak peek at his retirement home (pic below).
The village, where his retirement home is located, is in a festive mood, with the people there preparing a big party to welcome him. The new house, however, is not without controversy with allegations that 49.5 billion Won (USD [...]
Approximately 3 hours and 20 minutes from now, presidential power will officially pass from Roh Moo-hyun to Lee Myung-bak.
Jeonbuk University is in the spotlight again after photos showing its students hazing freshmen surfaced in Kuki News.
The same university gained a bit of notoriety last year after students in the Sports Science Department forced its freshmen to stand and sing at one of its main gates, in the rain, while only clad in their underwear. The girls however were allowed [...]
The nuclear powered missile submarine USS Ohio is in Pusan for the 2008 Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercises.
I believe that this is the first time an Ohio class submarine, which can also carry and launch Trident missiles, has docked in Korea, although the Ohio itself isn’t currently carrying any of the Tridents.
So far no reaction from up [...]
The ROKAF has unveiled a three stage plan that will see it deploying spy satellites and anti-satellite weapons after 2020.
For the first stage, it will start research on a laser based anti-satellite system and deploy a radar capable of tracking ballistic missiles. The second stage will see the deployment of an optical satellite tracking system, and [...]
Sports Seoul reports on what it calls a new “formula” for ‘노처녀’ Korean female celebrity marriages. The “formula” being “Korean American + entrepreneur”. Specifically it states that a “pattern” has emerged and that some Korean female celebrities are seeking out, what the Sports Seoul calls “desirable” husbands-to-be, Korean American entrepreneurs.
Elaborating on its so [...]
An article in Defense News examines the possibility that the North Koreans may have diverted oil aid for military purposes.
South Korean and U.S. Intelligence authorities are analyzing the background of the “sharp increase” in North Korea’s military maneuvers involving armored vehicles and fighter jets in recent months, a report said Feb. 10.
The increased military maneuvers by the North [...]
The thought had been going through my head for quite some time now, but what made it final was what my wife said after she caught me looking at the Hole. It was the day off, there wasn’t anything to do, nothing good on TV after “Heroes” on AFN-K, so while I was taking a quick look [...]
One of the popular dramas in Korea is the drama “New Heart” which broadcasts every Wednesday and Thursday night on MBC. For last week’s episodes, the producers decided to add a non-Korean element. Specifically, a former British prime minister Hamilton (played by Lee Cham), who is also fluent in Korean( a former UK PM who’s [...]
The Yonhap reports that the prosecution has released statistics on drug use in Korea and that the number of known drug users in Korea has passed the 10,000 mark, which according to the Yonhap, threatens Korea’s status as a “drug clean country.”
According to the prosecution, the number of known drug users in 2007 is 10,649, which [...]
Defense Minister Kim Jang-soo, during a meeting with Pres.-elect Lee Myung Bak, “criticized” the current administration’s handling of the USFK’s move to Pyongtaek. Specifically, he stated that “because of the current administration bringing up the issue of the move first, the ROK was left in a position of burdening the entire cost of the move.” The Defense Minister [...]
Police detained HP Korea executives and officials on charges of receiving bribes from one of its distributors.
Police said Thursday that they have referred HP Korea’s vice president, identified as Ham, and nine other former and incumbent officials of the company to the prosecution. Dozens of other company and government officials were also booked in connection [...]
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