Saturday, July 17
Captial cost blowout
The costs of the planned new capital for South Korea keep growing and growing, with President Roh now claiming the cost will be about 45 TRILLION won, and the Opposition, who is opposed to the plan claiming the costs will be around 73.6 TRILLION won.
Roh said that even if the cost was 100 TRILLION (83 billion US$) over 10 years then it would be worth the cost "because the plan can revitalize the construction industry and develop the country.''
So the truth is finally out- the relocation is pump-priming for the sagging construction industry!
As I said in an earlier posting in regards to the leader of the GNP, Park Geun-hye, the sins of the father continue. She is being attacked by critics for opposing the plan to move to capital BECAUSE her father was the first President to raise the idea!
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Roh said that even if the cost was 100 TRILLION (83 billion US$) over 10 years then it would be worth the cost "because the plan can revitalize the construction industry and develop the country.''
So the truth is finally out- the relocation is pump-priming for the sagging construction industry!
As I said in an earlier posting in regards to the leader of the GNP, Park Geun-hye, the sins of the father continue. She is being attacked by critics for opposing the plan to move to capital BECAUSE her father was the first President to raise the idea!
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Wednesday, July 14
Blue House Internet problems
The Blue House (Korea's White House) is in trouble today after it posted parody pictures showing the leader of the Opposition, Park Guen-hye partially nude, with bed with a man. This kind of thing is a shock in a country where women (of Park's generation at least) are modest.
It is a new low in trying to soil the reputation of the leader, yesterday saw reports of a move to have her father, former strongman President Park named as a collaborator with the former Japanese Occupation Government- a huge smear on his image (tarnished though it is) and a smear that would have serious problems for his daughter. The sins of the father carry though the next generation here.
PM Lee Hai-chan responded to the accusation that it was a sexist attempt to damage Park by saying that it was the wrong way to depict women.
The GNP, Park's party called on Prime Minister to have the public relations officials responsible fired, he responded with the amazing claim that the OFFICIAL Blue House homepage is
"...open to everybody, and we cannot fire relevant officials just because there were some mistakes.
The picture was meant to represent to close relationship between Park and two local daily papers.
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It is a new low in trying to soil the reputation of the leader, yesterday saw reports of a move to have her father, former strongman President Park named as a collaborator with the former Japanese Occupation Government- a huge smear on his image (tarnished though it is) and a smear that would have serious problems for his daughter. The sins of the father carry though the next generation here.
PM Lee Hai-chan responded to the accusation that it was a sexist attempt to damage Park by saying that it was the wrong way to depict women.
The GNP, Park's party called on Prime Minister to have the public relations officials responsible fired, he responded with the amazing claim that the OFFICIAL Blue House homepage is
"...open to everybody, and we cannot fire relevant officials just because there were some mistakes.
The picture was meant to represent to close relationship between Park and two local daily papers.
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Korean Government protests to the Chinese
With the threat threats against Koreans abroad from terrorists and the worry from North Korea, that the Chinese government is helping to deal with, you would think that the Korean Government would tread carefully with Beijing, and raise only the most pressing matters.
They have been today- with the loss of information on the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs homepage history if Korea link!
The Chinese Ambassador was summoned by the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs to hear the Korean displeasure at the fact that the history of the Koguryo Kingdom (37 B.C.-668 A.D.). This kingdom covered much of modern South and North Korea, as well as reaching into Manchuria. A large number relics from the period are in North Korea and China, and have been registered by UNESCO.
To the Koreans there seems to be a sinister mover afoot by the Chinese to claim the Koguryo for themselves, that the Chinese throne had it as a vassal state of some kind, when the history of the period shows no such thing.
Even the Mongolian Ambassador to South Korea, Perenlei Urjinlkhundev, who incidentally studied Korean history in the Korean National University, Pyongyang, has entered the debate saying that the Koguryo was a Korean Kingdom, and there should be no debate over the issue.
Surely there are more important things to think about at the moment than whether or not a kingdom that collapsed 1300 years ago was a vassal state!
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They have been today- with the loss of information on the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs homepage history if Korea link!
The Chinese Ambassador was summoned by the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs to hear the Korean displeasure at the fact that the history of the Koguryo Kingdom (37 B.C.-668 A.D.). This kingdom covered much of modern South and North Korea, as well as reaching into Manchuria. A large number relics from the period are in North Korea and China, and have been registered by UNESCO.
To the Koreans there seems to be a sinister mover afoot by the Chinese to claim the Koguryo for themselves, that the Chinese throne had it as a vassal state of some kind, when the history of the period shows no such thing.
Even the Mongolian Ambassador to South Korea, Perenlei Urjinlkhundev, who incidentally studied Korean history in the Korean National University, Pyongyang, has entered the debate saying that the Koguryo was a Korean Kingdom, and there should be no debate over the issue.
Surely there are more important things to think about at the moment than whether or not a kingdom that collapsed 1300 years ago was a vassal state!
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So long since the last posting!
Sorry to those readers have kept coming back to site, even though there haven't been any postings. I've been busy with work and travel!
Regular posting following!
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Regular posting following!
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