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...arrested the following individuals at the MIT protest for Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji: Kim Meston of Newton, for assault and battery, Mingjo Zhou for assault and battery with a flag pole, and Daja Meston for disorderly conduct...
...South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, the crisis has also created an opportunity. Since taking office a year ago, Kim has launched one of the most ambitious economic makeovers any country has ever attempted. His aim is to transform a system built on debt, endless expansion and limitless export markets for industrial goods and consumer durables into a globally competitive economy that is as nimble as the rapidly changing marketplace demands. To make it work, he has placed his bets on creating a flexible, U.S.-style labor market in which companies are free to hire and fire as they please...
Shoe repair-shop owner Kim Hyoung Hwan might be startled to hear himself described as a pioneer of the type President Kim extols. But his shop in the port city of Inchon is a good place to see some of the changes sweeping Korea. After losing his job as a purchasing manager at a now bankrupt equipment-manufacturing firm, Kim noticed people were spending more on shoe repairs to save money during the turndown. Demand was also rising as paternalistic companies cut back on the coupons for new shoes they used to hand out to employees as part of Korea...
...graduate of a technical high school, Kim has brought engineering smarts to a low-tech business. Curbside shoe repairmen are still a common sight in Korea, so Kim's store is a shock to many customers. It is stocked with a huge array of heels, soles and polishes. Shoes Kim has miraculously salvaged sit out on display. Up by the front window is the computer he uses to track orders and customers. Boasts Kim: "They are surprised when I tell them I programmed it myself...
...many young people, the new frontier has been liberating. As a university student, photojournalist Kim Woo Kyoung fantasized about becoming a taxi driver just to have a chance to drive around and meet ordinary people, but he felt social pressure to stick to a narrow range of "respectable" career choices. Recently Kim left a large television network to set up his own media company. Says Kim: "IMF has broken down the university-credential wall...