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...batik dyeing method to her beaded and sequined silk organza formal wear; and Korean label Kan Ki Ok Urban Look painted the fiery phoenix, once deemed appropriate only for Korean royalty, on the princess-seamed back of a denim dress. According to Urban Look's director of design, Kwan Jung Ran, the idea is to show that beauty hides in the least obvious places. "Denim is vintage, casual and popular. We added extravagant items, such as crystals and traditional patterns, to show that even denim can change from the most inexpensive clothing into the most luxurious garment...
...Beatrice Looi applied the country's batik dyeing method to her beaded and sequined silk organza formal wear; and Korean label Kang Ki Ok Urban Look painted the fiery phoenix, once deemed appropriate only for royalty, on the princess-seamed back of a denim dress. Urban Look design director Kwan Jung Ran says the idea is to show that beauty hides in the least obvious places. "Denim is vintage, casual and popular. We added extravagant items, such as crystals and traditional patterns, to show that even denim can change from the most inexpensive clothing into the most luxurious garment." Already...
...vocal authority and concert-stage charisma served Mui well when she made films. She lent coherence and gravity to such doomed characters as Fleur, the ghost lover of Leslie Cheung in Stanley Kwan's Rouge (for which she won the 1989 Hong Kong Film Award for best actress), and a Chinese spy in Eddie Fong's The Last Princess of Manchuria. In the latter, she played the real-life title character Kawashima Yoshiko, who spied for the Japanese during the occupation, and Mui was cold steel personified. She slapped men's faces, spat out her scorn at those who would...
...payouts. Winning office is expensive?political analysts estimate that Roh's campaign cost at least $125 million, more than that of U.S. President George W. Bush?but tough campaign-financing laws limit the money that can be raised legally from deep-pocket contributors to $208,000 each. Says Roh Kwan Kyu, budget and accounting committee chairman for the Millennium Democratic Party (under whose banner Roh ran for the presidency): "It would be extremely difficult to get elected within the legal amount of money that is allowed...
...South Korean Foreign Minister Yoon Young Kwan has said he is expecting "a long process for settlement, rather than being too optimistic or pessimistic about the outcomes of the first round of talks." Because of the antipathy between Washington and Pyongyang, negotiations could last years. But some believe they might be over before they even begin. "I worry the Americans are only negotiating to show they tried diplomacy but wouldn't mind seeing the talks break down," says Zhang Tuosheng, director of research at the Foundation for International Strategic Studies in Beijing. Ultimately, Zhang fears, the Bush Administration wants...