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To Keep The Promise To The Children

"I can hardly express my gratitude toward the civic groups that gave out the free instant noodles to children. They were able to feed themselves by either boiling or eating the noodles raw while I went out for work..." These are the words of a 30-year-old single mother living in the poor part of Kwanak-gu, Seoul as she points to the box of instant noodle sitting in the corner of her room on March 26. It was her daughter (11) who received the…

Mar 28,2000
Dan-jang-zi-gye Vs. Bamboo Ice Cream

Recently, fusion culture has become very popular all over the world. It would not be a exaggeration to say that fusion, which was once an underground culture, has influenced, not only the art world, but also interior design and even automobiles. Fusion has even influenced food culture, which can be luxurious and premium culture. As the popularity of fusion food increases, there are many new types of food that I have not even tried before. O…

Mar 27,2000
No More Non-democratic Nomination Process

A court has ruled to invalidate the nomination of Kang Hyun-wook a nominee of New Millenium Democratic Party for the upcoming parliamentary elections. The decision made by the court is significant in the sense that the court has decided to attack the deep-rooted and habitual nondemocratic nominating system employed by the parties. However, it is regrettable that the party is trying to evade the issue and even neglect the decision made by the…

Mar 26,2000
Civil Servants Conspicuously Absent from SKU Meeting

On March 23 at 10 a.m., at the Green Korea United (GKU) conference hall in Ahngook-dong, Seoul, a meeting discussing 'reckless development in the metropolitan area' was held by the GKU Korea Environmental Litigation Center. Panel leader Son Kwang-hun, 38, a lawyer representing the GKU, was surprised by an unexpected turn of events. Two officials, one from the Ministry of Construction and Transportation, and the other from Yongin city, failed …

Mar 24,2000
Korea's Political Parties Need To Act More Civilized

The campaign for the upcoming general election is turning into a battleground where the weapons of mass destruction include insults, curses, and every possible kind of mudslinging. As the slanders, inappropriate disclosures, and smear campaigns get out of hand, there is widespread trepidation about what will occur on election day, April 13. Recent calls for the resignation of President Kim Dae-jung show just how deadly this election battle has…

Mar 23,2000
Is Kospi 200 Moving to Pusan to Win Election Votes?

Oh Sung-hwan, Seoul National University professor, has emphasized that, "The most important feature of government economic policy must be that it is foreseeable." The object of his statement is the prevention of unexpected or inconsistent government policy which can wreak havoc in the stock markets. Finance and Economy Minister Lee Hun-jai's comment on March 21 is greatly at odds with this view. He announced plans to move the Kospi 200 Futures…

Mar 22,2000
How Serious Is the National Debt?

The political battle regarding national debt and the 'outflow of national wealth' has been enlarged and amplified, but the calculation of the national debt should not be a subject for advantage and strategy of political parties. It is certainly problematic and unconvincing when the Grand National Party estimated the national debt as over $357 billion, with the government saying that it is only $80.36 billion. The GNP's figure is so far be…

Mar 21,2000
Lessons from $30 Million

It was somewhat surprising that the United States government admitted their fault in a Guam airport accident in August, 1997. This is because the compensation amount will be astonishing. Settlement size increases as the number of fatalities and injured increases, and with more than one hundred people injured or killed, the compensation for this accident will be huge. One Korean civil officer expressed his respect for the ability of the United S…

Mar 20,2000
Prosecutor's Office Influencing Election?

On March 16, prosecutor, who are investigating offenses with regard to Korea's manditory military service, in cooperation with the Ministry of National Defense, announced that 31 young men, whose fathers are politicians, will be summoned before the national general election is held. This reversed the statement of a high-ranking prosecutor that there would not be any one sommoned regarding military service offenses. One prosecutor explained tha…

Mar 19,2000
Prosecutor's Office Influencing Election?

On March 16, prosecutor, who are investigating offenses with regard to Korea's manditory military service, in cooperation with the Ministry of National Defense, announced that 31 young men, whose fathers are politicians, will be summoned before the national general election is held. This reversed the statement of a high-ranking prosecutor that there would not be any one sommoned regarding military service offenses. One prosecutor explained tha…

Mar 17,2000

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