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Just before daybreak on a rainy summer morning last July, three large trucks pulled up to the gates of an outdoor sculpture museum south of Seoul with some unusual passengers. The trucks were carrying 70 wooden crates: inside, carefully wrapped in felt, lay the statues of 65 Korean scholars, one warrior and four children. Elegant, stylized figures chiseled from blocks of gray granite hundreds of years ago, they once stood guard over the tombs of Korea's royal families. But the statues had not been seen in Korea for half a century. Most of them had disappeared during Japan...
...blue celadon?until he met Korean business tycoon Chun Shin Il, who has spent years buying lost Korean sculptures. Over cups of sake, Chun explained to Kusaka his mission to repatriate lost Korean treasures and display them at the Sejoong Traditional Stone Museum in Yongin, an hour south of Seoul, which he founded in 2000. Says Chun: "He needed a little convincing but he was touched by what I was telling him." Kusaka agreed to sell several stone sculptures and donate the rest. Giving them up was not easy, Kusaka says: "It felt like giving away my daughter...
...Seoul, for example, U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Thomas Hubbard rushed to assure his anxious hosts that the U.S. remains "eager to have pragmatic and straightforward talks with North Korea." He told South Koreans that the North had been cited not because of any terrorist connections, but out of concern over its weapons of mass destruction. But Washington and Seoul remain divided over how to deal with the Stalinist regime in the North. South Korean officials said Thursday that the U.S. and Seoul would "offer a series of incentives to the North in order to bring it to the negotiating...
...Electronic signs announce the available spaces in each row. As you're driving by, just watch for the brightly lighted LED--a green arrow if the spot is vacant, a red X if not. The secret is a sensor that detects occupancy. Used in parking lots from Barcelona to Seoul, Smart Park is now a welcome addition to lots at Baltimore-Washington International and Jacksonville International airports. Watch for more...
...kimchi?or maybe even some dogmeat?on the menu, the only thing that may be more stressed than the stomachs of gastronomically challenged visitors will be the state of the nation's toilets. Fortunately, the South Koreans are more than prepared. If you find your World Cup toilet in Seoul is less than world class, don't hesitate to call Loo 911. Seoul Metropolitan Government's Toilet Improvement Task Force promises to swirl into action, descending upon the offending facility. Once the porcelain gleams again, they will hand a yellow card to the toilet's manager promising a second round...