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jung moon

South Korea aims to become Asia's new medical travel hub - 0 views

news.theage.com.au/...-travel-hub-20080430-29el.html

South Korea plastic surgery Korean Wave asia aims hub

shared by jung moon on 30 Sep 09 - Cached
  • the Seoul city government has launched a project to attract more foreign tourists seeking cosmetic surgery -- capitalising on the popularity of the "Korean Wave" of pop culture in Asia in recent years.
  • Cosmetic surgery is commonplace in South Korea. A Kyung Hee University survey in 2007 found that 47.3 percent of adults had experienced it.
jung moon

Korean families reunite for a few days - 3 views

news.theage.com.au/...-a-few-days-20090928-g8w3.html

shared by jung moon on 30 Sep 09 - Cached
  • jung moon on 30 Sep 09
     
    Even though South and North Koreans are 'Koreans', we cannot communicate each other because of many reasons.
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  • Nora Ibrahim on 04 Oct 09
     
    It is amazing isn't it.. so similar yet very different in many ways. Cultural differences due to the distance?
  • xuejiao lin on 05 Oct 09
     
    When I was in Liaoning University of China (it is located in the capital city named Shenyang in Liaoning Province, which adjoins North Koreans), I had a very good friend as my roommate who came from Pyongyang. She was quiet and polite all the time. Meanwhile she even did not like to see those called Roman porn films made by South Korean. She was really different from those many South Korean oversea students in China. Once a time, I asked her to tell me about the confliction between north and south in nowadays. She would say nothing but insisted that "finally, they(the south) will come to us(the north)". Unfortunitlly, she got disappeared at the beginning of the second half semester. Is she a spy?
  • jung moon on 07 Oct 09
     
    From Seoul to Pyongyang (capital city in North Korea) takes only 30 mins I heard. But these families (in the article) couldn't see each other over 50 years....
  • jermaine lee on 07 Oct 09
     
    I knew that South Koreans and North Koreans can't cross the border to visit each other, but i really don't know that they can't even send e-mails. It's such a pity that they don't know when they will see their relatives next time.
  • anonymous on 07 Oct 09
     
    It is reminiscent of families being split in East and West Germany. People would plan trips to Lake Balaton in Hungary to catch up. But that said they could send (censored) letters and make phone calls. If the North Korean Government are so kean to keep these families split up why are they allowing these meetings to take place? The cruelty of it all is hard to comprehend, seeing a loved one never to know if you will see them again.
Christoph Zed

AppleInsider | Apple challenges new Woolworths logo - 0 views

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apple woolworth branding globalisation markets logo

shared by Christoph Zed on 05 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Apple have begun a legal response against the largest supermarket chain in Australia over a logo the electronics company says is too similar to its own iconic trademark
  • The Australian company has steered clear of mentioning apples in relation to its new mark, claiming the stylized 'W' was been paired with "an abstract leaf symbol" to represent fresh food
  • similarity to that particular fruit
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  • At first glance, the chance for confusion between a computer company and a food seller seems remote, but Woolworths' application asked for a blanket trademark extending even to electrical goods and technology.
  • Apple will make its case to IP Australia, the federal agency that governs trademarks in that country.
Maria D'Amato

Melbourne's population hits 4 million - 0 views

www.theage.com.au/...s-4-million-20090922-g0j7.html

shared by Maria D'Amato on 08 Oct 09 - Cached
  • The Bureau of Statistics says Australia's annual net migration soared in the first three months of this year to 278,000 - up from just 100,000 five years ago.
  • MELBOURNE'S population has reached 4 million and Australia's is surging towards 22 million, according to new figures that have sparked fresh debate about the impact of record migration.
  • Victoria's population jumped 112,000 in the year to March. Assuming Melbourne has kept its share, the city is expanding by an unprecedented 90,000 people a year, or more than 1700 a week.
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  • While population growth has kept the economy growing and house prices rising this year, it has also put pressure on public transport and other services - especially as the growth is being driven by international students.
  • Government figures at the end of July showed that in five years, total international student numbers have almost doubled from 288,400 to 547,663.
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