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...care for the animals after school. He was the only one in his class to get past elementary school, and his mother hoped he could become the village scribe, the most prestigious local job. But the big city beckoned: Hwang's grades were good enough to go to Seoul National University Medical School, the nation's top medical institution, but he chose veterinary school instead. "What can I say? I love cows," he says. "They were my family's No. 1 asset. I think they're remarkable animals...
...South Korea is much richer now than in Hwang's youth, but he sticks to a spartan regime. He leaves his humble apartment in southern Seoul at 4:30 every morning to go to a public bathhouse, then heads to a center for traditional Korean breathing to meditate for 45 minutes. The practice "cleanses by body and mind," he says. "It is also a great time to think about research. Some of the ideas I got there have led to breakthroughs." He works seven days a week and never plays golf, a favorite pastime of Koreans of status. Says colleague...
...Hwang says his and Moon's cloning experiments were so complex that there was no eureka moment when they realized they had succeeded. But Hwang plans to celebrate when he gets back to Seoul. "I'm a country bumpkin who grew up in a rural village, and here I am in the United States receiving praise for what I have achieved. The day after I return to Korea, I'll take out my research team for kalbi (Korean-style ribs). Then we'll regroup and start again...
...DIVORCE GRANTED. To MRS. OH, North Korean defector whose husband is still trapped in the Stalinist state; in Seoul. The decision by a South Korean family court sets a precedent for other couples divided by the 38th parallel to be formally divorced; the court ruled that Oh, whose full name and age were withheld, is entitled to a divorce because "there is little possibility that people will be allowed to come and go freely across the border in the near future...
...funds. Up in Arms SOUTH KOREA The National Assembly approved government plans to add a further 3,000 troops to around 600 already stationed in Iraq, the third-largest contribution to coalition forces after the U.S. and Britain. The move prompted angry clashes between police and antiwar campaigners in Seoul. The soldiers will be deployed in the northern city of Kirkuk beginning in April. Bad Publicity CANADA The Auditor General condemned the government's "blatant misuse of public funds" after it funneled more than $75 million from a public-advertising program to firms close to the ruling Liberals. Prime Minister...