Word: jungly
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...They say the apple never falls far from the tree. or is it, there's a rotten apple in every barrel? Either way, there aren't enough clich?s in the world to comfort South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, whose All My (Corrupt) Sons soap opera has the politician yearning for the do-nothing end of term to which a lame duck is entitled. Kim's youngest son, high-living L.A. resident Kim Hong Gul, faces charges that he took at least $1.2 million in bribes from local businessmen to facilitate deals. He apologized to his parents and the nation...
...unions wanted the bargaining power denied them through decades of pro-growth authoritarian rule. Now times have changed. Demonstrations still occur during periods of economic and political turmoil, but they've become mere rituals, street theater playing to an indifferent public. Strikes are even less popular. President Kim Dae Jung came to power with union support, but labor leaders say his policies have betrayed them by forcing companies to restructure?which means killing cradle-to-grave jobs that were once a birthright...
...government of President Kim Dae Jung gets pretty good marks on the progress so far. But bureaucrats at the Finance Ministry are still reluctant to let big companies go bust (although the collapse of the Hyundai group and Daewoo show you can't be too big to fail anymore). The government also must push ahead with the sale of state-run banks and corporations. An ongoing strike over the privatization of the Korea Electric Power Co. shows how tough that will be, especially with local elections in June and a presidential vote at the end of the year...
...Ryou Jung Hye approaches a counter in a fashionable department store, focuses her digital camera and, with a silent click, captures the frilly purple top and the pearl-encrusted costume jewelry on display. Like any fashion designer, Ryou is looking for inspiration for her next collection. But you'll never see mannequins strutting her stuff down a runway. Ryou is head of marketing for popular Korean Internet portal www.freechal.com, and one of her jobs is to dream up virtual fashions and accessories for avatars, cartoon characters that stand in for a user online. When you use Freechal, you can outfit...
...George W. Bush kill chances for peace when he condemned North Korea as evil? That's what everyone wanted to know from South Korean president Kim Dae-Jung last week as President Bush stopped in Seoul on his three-city tour of Asia. Kim stayed silent when asked a question along these lines at a press conference. American officials were puzzled by the non-answer, but a senior South Korean official was not. "Kim Dae-Jung and President Bush do not need glasses," the official told me. "They both see North Korea clearly, but president Kim leaves his tongue...