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Korean People's Exultation - "Shin-Ba-Ram"

Kevin Reardon President & CEO, CLARK Material Handling Asia I agree that time flies as it now has been two years since I came to Korea. I remember CLARK Material Handling Asia employees' bewildered faces that I saw when I first got here in Korea. It's understandable considering that the ownership of their proud company was handed over to a foreign company and a blue-eyed foreigner came as the president. Besides, communication difficulty d…

Apr 09,2000
Government Wastes 7 Billion Won on Election Supervision

A group of 20 housewives, aged 30-40, sit under a tree behind a platform where an election campaign event is taking place in South Kyungsang Province. The nondescript group of housewives were selected to be campaign monitors, whose main duty is to report any violations of the electoral law. The monitoring group was formed by the Central Election Management Committee in an effort to promote transparency during the sixteenth general election. …

Apr 07,2000
Inter-Korean Peace Concert Canceled

The 2000 International Music Concert for Peace that was slated for April 5 in Pyongyang has been canceled. According to one report, North Korea demanded that all expenses for the concert be paid in advance, despite having received $1 million from concert promoters. South Koreans cannot help but be disappointed with the latest news. There were high hopes for the concert, which was to be a catalyst for cultural exchange and inter-Korean dialog…

Apr 06,2000
Provincial Universities On Verge of Extinction

A rising number of provincial colleges and universities are seeing a drop in student enrollment. Some unpopular colleges are expected to close their doors if the trend continues. Universities and colleges in South Cholla province were 17 percent below their student quotas and its predicted that by the year 2003, some post-secondary institutes could face a 47 percent vacancy. The only way for these schools to reverse the dangerous slide, …

Apr 05,2000
Public Should be Educated on Foot-and-Mouth Disease

The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, which was first reported in Paju, Kyonggi-do, has dwindled meat consumption and affected the livestock industry in Korea. There are crucial questions, like how far the epidemic has spread and have the nation's hogs been affected? Related government authorities should identify the origins of the disease and come up with countermeasures to minimize damage. Apart from the prevention of a nationwide e…

Apr 04,2000
All Eyes on Seoul

The city of Seoul is starting to panic because Samchunggak,a pub in northen Seoul wasn't designated as an important cultural property. The city of Seoul was looking foward to having Samchunggak designated as a cultural property but when cultural committee members took a tour of the site on March 30, the members decided that the place wasn't worth preserving. The city complained, saying that the committee members failed to understand …

Apr 03,2000
This Subject Was Taboo!

There is a subject which has been taboo in Korea until recently when a poll was conducted among foreigners. Until then it was talked about only in hushed tones--sometimes punctuated by nervous snickers and gasps--among friends. The poll, however, disclosed the panic and agony suffered by foreigners who are unable to locate restrooms. I submit that even if they can find them, the discomfort and often the digust about this taboo subject has…

Apr 02,2000
Problems at Kwangju Biennale

With only three days before the opening of the Kwangju Biennale, an Indian artist waited for a VCR that he had requested hours ago. He was just one of many artists invited to the event that were complaining of a lack of organization before the start of the event. Communication problems and the large number of participants were to blame for the problems. Following the opening ceremonies, reporters were left in the dark on when the awar…

Mar 31,2000
Reform of Chaebol Still Needed

Chung Mong-hun, a CEO of Hyundai Corporations, is going to hold a press confrence to explain its 'breakthrough' management plan. The plan will include the advance dismantling of Hyundai Group CEOs Council and the Group Restructuring Coordination Headquarters. In addition, corporations other than Hyundai's core companies, such as Hyundai Electronics and Hyundai Engineering and Construction, will be managed by professional managers. This means…

Mar 30,2000
Anti-DJ Sentiments at Heart of Election

Recent polls show that the upcoming election has come down to a two-party battle between the Millennium Democratic Party (MDP) and the Grand National Party (GNP), with the United Liberal Democrats expected to win a minor victory by taking Chungchong province. Upon closer inspection, the election has boiled down to a tug-of-war between those who support President Kim Dae-jung (DJ) and those who oppose him. Rhee In-je, chief campaigner fo…

Mar 29,2000

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