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== Britain Announces More Troops for Iraq ==
<br><br>Britain's Defense Secretary announced in parliament that more British troops will be heading to Iraq before the June 30 handover of sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government. ,<br><br>The announcement of the additional British troops was anticipated,, but the figure of 370 was below what many expected.<br><br>Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said the deployment reflects the increased threat faced by British forces in southern Iraq. The new forces will include more armor,, specifically Warrior personnel carriers and royal engineers who will harden facilities against mortar and rocket attacks.<br><br>Mr. Hoon also left open the possibility of more troop additions in the future,, if the situation warrants. <br><br>"It remains the case that we with our coalition partners are considering levels and dispositions of forces required in Iraq in the months ahead to support in particular the sovereign interim government of Iraq through the process leading to the election of a transitional assembly and government early in 2005,," he said. "If we judge that further changes to the U.K. military contribution in Iraq would be appropriate to support this process,, we will of course inform the House at the earliest opportunity."<br><br>The British defense chief underlined that security is seen as absolutely paramount right now as the handover of sovereignty looms. <br><br>"The key to allowing those people who are risking their lives to continue their excellent work on behalf of the Iraqi people in rebuilding that country is security,," he said. "And that is why I have come to the House today to announce this further deployment of British forces because security is the key to all else that we need to achieve in Iraq."<br><br>Mr. Hoon was asked if there are any plans to move some of the British forces stationed around Basra to more sensitive areas farther north,, like Najaf and Karbala. His answer was non-committal.<br><br>"There are a range of issues that we are currently considering and it is important that we with our coalition partners continue to examine the security situation as we move toward that hand-over,," he said.<br><br>The new deployments will bring the British troop total in Iraq to nearly 9,,000. <br><br><br>VOA News相关的主题文章:
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KDB Head Slams Daewoo Motor Sale Talks



President Jung Keun-young of the state-run Korea Development Bank said Wednesday that the ongoing negotiations to sell off Daewoo Motor have not been based on business ideals but politics.,

Jung told reporters that a "business-minded" handling of the sales would solve every concerned issue,, adding that under an economic approach creditors would sell the marketable assets to General Motors at reasonable prices,, while excluding those assets that which would not receive a reasonable prices.

Jung explained that the real estate value of Daewoo Motor's Pupyeong plant is estimated at W2 trillion,, which could easily balloon when if use of the land was changed.

Jung,, however,, said that the problem of the Pupyeong plant is that it contains production facilities that do not generate any profits as well as militant workers who have been voicing their opposition to the sale.

Jung also remarked that Daewoo's component suppliers and workers have been suggesting that Daewoo Motor had better be handed over to GM for free. Jung countered the claim by asking that if it was okay to simply write off the massive losses at creditor banks which are supported by taxpayers.

Jung said that there was no set schedule to complete the negotiations and added that his bank has counter-measures ready in case the negotiations break down.

(Sunwoo Jung,, jsunwoo@chosun)

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In 1947, a 17-year-old Parisian, Claude Calmettes visited his great aunt and found by chance a photo album wrapped in silk. The album contained pictures of exotic places he had never seen before.

[Song Hee-young] An Internet Coup




The government announced a plan to foster venture businesses which included a W1 trillion fund,, but all it contained were objectives and figures. Other parties are preparing to announce their policies for this around the general election,, but it is unlikely that they will be much different. If the plans for venture businesses are all like the government's,, then only those people who wander around government offices will get money and the only business to flourish will be entertainment places sited by administrative buildings.


Internet companies,, venture businesses and SOHOs are not ones that can be nurtured by government,, they are free from interference by officials and so all the administration should do is not hamper them. They are alienated from established financial organizations and cannot make contracts with big businesses or the government. The established economic powers always look into past records or contracts and are scared of foreign faces. New emerging entrepeneurs therefore had to wander around outside this.


The new businesses had to go to the KOSDAQ and established businessmen tried to look down on the young entrepeneurs who raised big money on this market, from angels and overseas funds. This is a completely different way of funding compared to established businessmen and chaebol owners who when in need of money went to bank owners,, politicians and government officials. So in the Korean economy there are new emerging businessmen who are not linked to the vicious circle of collusion that brought the country to its knees two years ago.


In the US and Japan the boom centered around the internet is interpreted as a generational revolution without ideology. This means for the first time in the economic history of mankind,, the younger generation have led an economic coup. In addition it has been a borderless revolution that shows success or failure in a relatively short time.


If the government and politicians really wanted to help internet and venture businesses or SOHOs then they should share the privileges that had been enjoyed by chaebol, financial institutions and economic bureaucrats. For instance,, the money market needs to be opened so that emerging companies can acquire cheap loans easily. It may be necessary to open another stock market or invite the NASDAQ to Korea. Newly emerging businesses can only grow when there is an excellently run stock market.


Also,, the privileges enjoyed by chaebol and big companies must be shared. The government should change legislation so that e-commerce companies can win government contracts. If the government sticks to its outdated behavior of only giving contracts to businesses with previous track records,, then e-commerce will not survive.


To raise venture capital companies government officials must change their practices. I have witnessed young entrepeneurs criticize the government and its officials regarding regulations,, as Korea's services are not up to the standard of the US where a company can register by using the internet. Allowing registration through the internet would mean laying off officials, but the governemnt appears t6o lack the determination to make the sacrifice.


(January 27,, 2000)

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[Editorial] Human Rights for Foreign Labor



How bad things would have to be for foreign laborers to have to take to the streets. The stated theme of a demonstration by foreign labor Sunday at Seoul's Pagoda Park was to demand the abolishment of the "labor training system" under which they are currently employed and the implementation of system that would allow their full,, formal employment, but it must be recognized that their underlying claims are for an abolishment of all forms of discrimination, the guaranteeing of basic rights, and a stop to human rights abuses. With this recognition we must examine ourselves in regards to the shameful treatment they've been given here, and work towards the establishing standards for treatment that are consistent with international agreements.



Stop and look at the problems of foreign workers from their perspective. If our families and relatives were off working in foreign lands only to be denied wages and have their human rights trampled on,, we would not sit quietly. And so if a considerable number of foreigners working in Korea are being treated as less than human,, then the indeed we do have a problem. People say they're angry at how some foreigners show contempt for Koreans,, but there is not even the least of any sense of shame when foreigners who've come here to work are then looked down upon and mistreated. Of course we're going to be the object of international criticism. So what if within traditional East Asia we've been called the "country of courteous people in the East." We're earning a reputation of being a country that is strong before the weak, and weak before the strong.



At the end of 1993 the government implemented a "foreign labor trainee system" designed to help make legal again the increasing number of foreign workers here illegally. The problem was that this plan only affected the "3D" jobs avoided by Koreans for being "dirty, dangerous,, and difficult." This foreign labor "training" served only as an economic means,, a way to import labor, and working conditions and human rights conditions have only worsened. Numerous civic groups have worked to assist foreign workers,, and yet their basic rights continue to be ignored because our society is completely infected with a chronic evil known as contempt for foreign laborers. When foreign laborers cry in awkward Korean "Please don't hit us,!" because they've been subject to inhuman exploitation, confinement, and assault, they're thinking us no less than beasts, and this is as shameful as it can get. There seems no end to it,, as recently some Russian dancers had their passports taken from them and incidents where laborers have been found to been exploited continue to become more frequent.



The government is pursuing the passing of a system by which foreign laborers could be hired as regular employees to better protect their human rights,, but this should be preceded by a campaign to correct the "consciousness gone astray" that allows people to look down upon foreign labor and treat them without respect. They are just as deserving of improved working conditions as they are of human treatment. Korea must become a country where these people can work legally and with peace of mind. Things have gone too far when elementary students in Seongnam have to apologize to these foreigners for the wrongs of their elders and pass along a donation to their cause. If we continue to want to be treated properly in the global era while treating others without respect,, we Koreans will find it difficult to avoid reprisals in the international community.



(December 19,, 2000)


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Korea's Shin Wins Women's British Open

Korea's Shin Ji-yai,, winner of the Women's British Open Golf championships,, kisses the trophy after the presentation ceremony at Sunningdale,, England on Sunday. /AP 20 year-old Korean golfer Shin Ji-yai won her first major title at the Women's British Open at Berkshire's Sunningdale Golf Club this past weekend.

Shin,, who already has 12 wins under her belt on the Korean LPGA Tour over the past two years,, won this tournament with a 6-under par 66 in her final round for a total of 18-under par 270,, winning the prize of US$314,,000.

She won by three strokes over last year's LPGA Championship winner Yani Tseng of Taiwan who finished second with a 15-under 273.

Shin was one shot behind Japan's Yuri Fudoh at the start of the final round but caught up with birdies on the first and fifth holes and then took the lead with another birdie on the ninth hole. Fudoh finished in a tie for third with Korea's Ji Eun-hee.

Shin continued to play a steady round going three clear of her rivals after sinking a birdie putt on the 13th. ��I had a good feeling,, so I played comfortably,, but when it went in,, I was thrilled,,�� she said.

Although this is Shin's first major title, she has won numerous titles in Korea,, emerging as one of the top players in her homeland.

The British Open victory grants her automatic membership to the LPGA Tour and makes her the third Korean golfer to secure the British Women's Open title after Pak Se-ri in 2001 and Jang Jeong in 2005.

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Kim Kyu-heun A Devotion to Traditional Korean Sweets

The museum is only part of Kim's efforts to globalize traditional Korean confectionary. He has been traveling around 40 countries to study sweets there, and in October last year gave a lecture on Korean sweets in Paris,, at the invitation of the Korean Culture Center in France. Attendants from Le Cordon Bleu cooking school had high praise for them, saying they are so healthy they're practically medicine. "Many people praised the colors,, and they were surprised to hear that the ingredients are cereals,, and all the pretty colors are made from plants,," Kim said. "Some even asked me whether I could teach a class."

In preparing for the globalization of Korean sweets,, Kim admits he didn't give much thought to Europe. "But having seen the response from Europeans,, I'm confident now,," he says. Patience is the key. "It can't be achieved in a single step. But if you throw a stone into the river,, the waves gradually become larger. These small efforts will eventually produce a big result," he adds. And although he is already at the top in his field, he spares no effort to improve himself,, such is his dedication to the craft.


/Courtesy of Hangaone 

Hangaone,, the first museum dedicated to traditional Korean confectionaries or "Hangwa" opened in Pocheon,, Gyeonggi Province in April last year. Director Kim Kyu-heun, one of only two Hangwa masters in Korea,, invested three years of preparation and W3 billion from his own pocket into the museum (US$1=W1,395).

"To hand down the Korean confectionary tradition and promote it around the world, we need to focus on the next generation. Children should be more exposed to traditional confectionaries so they become familiar with the flavors, so we need a space where they can learn about and experience them. That's why I opened this museum," Kim said.

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Chinese Subsidies Hurt Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics fell to ninth place in the Chinese LCD TV market in the first quarter this year. The world's No.1 TV maker ranked top in terms of sales in the first half of last year,, but sales and units sold have plummeted since November last year amid the global economic downturn.

According to market research firm Display Search on Sunday, Hisense, a local TV maker,, took first place in terms of both units sold and sales, selling 940,,000 units worth US$592.36 million in the Chinese LCD TV market in the first quarter this year, followed by Skyworth,, TCL and Konka, all Chinese manufacturers. Foreign TV makers ranked low,, with Japanese Sharp and Sony at fifth and seventh respectively and LG Electronics at eighth.

Samsung Electronics' drop in sales is largely attributable to Chinese firms lowering their product prices. With the Chinese government's subsidy program for domestic home appliances, the country's farmers are provided subsidies equal to 13 percent of the price of designated home appliances. Chinese TV makers have been offering cheap prices for small- or medium-sized LCD TVs since early this year, with a 32-inch TV selling for less than 2,,000 yuan. Thanks to the program,, the Chinese market expanded to 4.96 million units in the first quarter,, more than a two-fold increase from the same quarter last year.

An executive with Samsung Electronics said,, "If we lower our prices to compete with local firms,, more sales would lead to more losses. For the time being, we will have to focus on premium products that are 40-inch or over." Due to this strategy,, Samsung Electronics' sales have halved from a year earlier,, while Japanese competitor Sharp posted a 55 percent growth over the same period.

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A Wave of Impeachment-Related Rallies Sweeps the Nation

A candlelit rally held in Gwanghwamun touched off a wave of similar gatherings across the nation in the wake of the nation's first-ever impeachment motion was passed by the National Assembly.,

About 500 civic groups,, including the People��s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, Green Korea United, and the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions formed a "Pan-national movement to expose political wrongdoings and to nullify the impeachment bill." They announced that they would hold gatherings in the streets of Gwanghwamun at 7:00 p.m. every day for a candlelit protest until the impeachment bill is revoked.

Gwanghwamun is crowded with citizens protesting the impeachment of President Roh as police forces stand at the ready for demonstrations on Saturday night./Yonhap

On Saturday evening, police said that about 50,000 citizens gathered in Seoul Gwanghwamun and Jongno il-ga area for a candlelit rally denouncing the impeachment bill approved by the National Assembly. The civic groups insisted in their declaration that,, ��Lawmakers cannot get rid of the president chosen by the people without the peoples�� consent just because they take the majority seat at the National Assembly. This is an outrage committed by the outdated political powers.�� The civic groups also demanded that the Constitutional Court of Korea promptly nullify the impeachment bill.

Several pro-Roh civic groups including "Nosamo," ��People��s Power,,�� and ��Don��t Threaten the People�� sent text messages and posted announcements on their websites encouraging citizens to participate in the protests.

Mass protests denouncing the impeachment were also held nationwide. In Busan,, about 100 civic groups and citizens, including 15,000 college students,, rallied in front of Taehwa Department Store on Saturday evening,, and on the same day in Gwangju, 1,,000 student union and civic group members staged a demonstration against the impeachment.

On the contrary, anti-Roh civic groups composed of 30 organizations including the ��Honest Choice,, Peoples�� Action,,�� North Korea Nuclear Stop (nknstop),, and the Free Citizens�� Alliance of Korea held a press conference on Saturday and said that the impeachment vote would open a new chapter of Korea��s democracy. They also said that President Roh Moo-hyun must resign from office for national security and development.

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Campaigns of Hope Buoy up a Dispirited Society

A still image from a TV advertisement by GM-Daewoo Auto & Technology depicts the troubled histories of modern-day celebrities in a bid to give people the courage to believe that they too can succeed. Clockwise from left: Teen pop phenomenon BoA, Kim Min-cheol,, who shed 60 kilograms to become a model, ballerina Kim Ju-won and Cannes Film Festival grand prize-winner Park Chan-wook.
If it is true that advertising is a thermometer that reacts most sensitively to changes in society and the economy,, then the temperature of the Korean economy has dropped to below zero. This year, there were an uncommonly large number of advertisements promoting courage and positivity.

BC Card's "Cheer up,, Daddy" campaign was typical of this trend. The advertisement, which features a children's tune along with the words,, "Daddy, cheer up. We're here," encourages fathers dispirited by light wallets and high unemployment to perk up.

Although SK Telecom's "Stories of New Korea," which the company has been running every week since December 2003 in newspapers such as the Chosun Ilbo, may appear trivial, their focus on self-reflection has left a strong impression on readers.

Kyobo Life Insurance conveyed in song its promise to be a "company that lifts the spirits of its customers" and a "firm that helps its customers achieve their dreams." In its commercial,, Kyobo features actor Choi Min-shik singing Kim Su-cheol's "A Younger You" to a friend who is plodding along the street looking out of sorts.

GM Daewoo Auto & Technology, by depicting the troubled histories of successful people,, gave viewers the courage to believe that,, "I, too,, can do it."

In one of the advertisements, Korean pop chanteuse BoA revealed that even though she is a star who now commands the spotlight in both Korea and Japan,, she had to suffer an almost regimental training program from the age of 12 that deprived her of a normal childhood.

The Government Information Agency is trying hard to instill confidence in the general populace with a campaign that compares the ordinary childhood photos of World Cup 2002 hero Lee Un-jae, soprano Jo Sumi,, and engineer Choi Soon-dal with snaps taken after the trio struck celebrity gold.

There are indications, at least among the cyber community, that the concerted barrage of feel good messages are working.

"These days,, when our nation is in a poor state, with a tough economic situation and high youth unemployment a serious issue,, and the people have nothing but dust in their pockets and the tension between generations and [political] positions are severe, when I see one of these advertisements, I vow to keep going," read the message of one Internet user at the advertisement-related website TVCF.

(Kim Sung-yoon, gourmet@chosun)

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Britain Announces More Troops for Iraq



Britain's Defense Secretary announced in parliament that more British troops will be heading to Iraq before the June 30 handover of sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government. ,

The announcement of the additional British troops was anticipated,, but the figure of 370 was below what many expected.

Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said the deployment reflects the increased threat faced by British forces in southern Iraq. The new forces will include more armor,, specifically Warrior personnel carriers and royal engineers who will harden facilities against mortar and rocket attacks.

Mr. Hoon also left open the possibility of more troop additions in the future,, if the situation warrants.

"It remains the case that we with our coalition partners are considering levels and dispositions of forces required in Iraq in the months ahead to support in particular the sovereign interim government of Iraq through the process leading to the election of a transitional assembly and government early in 2005,," he said. "If we judge that further changes to the U.K. military contribution in Iraq would be appropriate to support this process,, we will of course inform the House at the earliest opportunity."

The British defense chief underlined that security is seen as absolutely paramount right now as the handover of sovereignty looms.

"The key to allowing those people who are risking their lives to continue their excellent work on behalf of the Iraqi people in rebuilding that country is security,," he said. "And that is why I have come to the House today to announce this further deployment of British forces because security is the key to all else that we need to achieve in Iraq."

Mr. Hoon was asked if there are any plans to move some of the British forces stationed around Basra to more sensitive areas farther north,, like Najaf and Karbala. His answer was non-committal.

"There are a range of issues that we are currently considering and it is important that we with our coalition partners continue to examine the security situation as we move toward that hand-over,," he said.

The new deployments will bring the British troop total in Iraq to nearly 9,,000.


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