Freebies galore as developers push sales Nov 24, 2008
Berjaya Land Bhd and AP Land Bhd have new projects in Cheju Island, South Korea, and Hokkaido, Japan, respectively. It can be expected that more developers will be venturing abroad as local demand is set to shrink. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
South Korea owns up to brutal past Nov 14, 2008
One of the worst incidents preceded the Korean War, in 1948, when the new Syngman Rhee government installed in Seoul by the United States ordered its army to suppress a leftist revolt on Cheju Island. About 30,000 local people were gunned down. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Go behind Korean TV, film scenes Nov 9, 2008
The tour would last about 10 days, covering two cities: Seoul and Pusan or Cheju Island. At this point, price estimates are $3,900 to $4,800. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Backyard economic summit in Pinal Nov 2, 2008
JKBWA is currently working on developing a university on donated land on Cheju Island in South Korea. "This is a massive job for the association and will require a number of meetings and border crossings to kick-start it," Barbara said. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
Masks may be part of wardrobes at opening ceremony Aug 8, 2008
For the time being, athletes are left to deal with the air, which was gray on Friday when five of the six American triathletes arrived from their training camp in Cheju, South Korea, to take part in the ceremony. They will leave Beijing again on Saturday morning, returning on Aug. 15. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
S. Korea Disgraced Scientist Sets Up Pet-Cloning Firm May 15, 2008
Hwang, whose breakthrough human cloning research was later proved to be faked, recently established a new research firm in Seoul, said Park Se-pill, a Cheju National University professor and well-known stem cell scientist. Park said he spoke with Hwang a few days ago. (Fox News)
* Perspectives on S Korean elections Apr 12, 2008
The United Democratic Party (UDP), South Koreas equivalent to the DPP, won 28 of the 34 seats in the Cholla region, Kims home, and Cheju island, two areas in the southwest. These 28 seats accounted for about 35 percent of the 81 seats won nationally by the UDP. Similarly, the DPP has done best in southwestern Taiwan. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* FAT says operations not affected by ICH suspension Feb 15, 2008
Passengers flying to Cheju in South Korea board a Far Eastern Air Transport flight yesterday ... Chang said that services for customers flying to northern cities in China, including Beijing, Shenyang and Shanghai via Cheju Island in South Korea, will proceed as normal. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* FEATURE: Domestic airlines struggle to make ends meet Feb 10, 2008
Chang said that although FAT's fast-growing service that transfers passengers through South Korea's Cheju Island to cities in the eastern and northern parts of China, including Shanghai, Beijing, Dalian and Shenyang, has helped to narrow losses, "nothing compares to direct flights when talking about a real boost in business.". Uni Air said even if direct flights could not be implemented in the short term, turning cross-strait charter flights into a regular service during weekends would... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Korean teachers weather visit to WBU, Plainview 02-07-2008 Feb 8, 2008
In Korea, we have four distinct seasons, said Lilly, who teaches 10th grade English at a girls school on Cheju Island, the southernmost part of South Korea known for its tangerine groves. I felt four seasons in one day here, laughed Paul, who teaches 11th grade English at a private boys school in Daegu. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
McCormack: N Korea & Asia Nov 6, 2007
Perhaps even more than these grand plans, it is the small, everyday things that bespeak the new era, such as the North Korean under-17 football squad conducting its training camp on Cheju island. 8. (Zmag.org)
Disgraced scientist moves research base Sep 20, 2007
Hwang and some 10 associates have been working at a national university laboratory in the southeast Asian country since June, said Park Se-pill, a Cheju National University professor and well-known stem cell scientist. Park declined to further identify the university, but added that the school is providing active support for Hwang. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Six Dead, Four Missing as Typhoon Hits S.Korea - Official Sep 17, 2007
Five were killed and four were missing in the resort island of Cheju as it was battered by typhoon Nari, whose name means a lily in Korean language, an official at South Korea's National Emergency Management Agency told Reuters by telephone. One woman was also found dead as a house collapsed in Jangheung, a coast county southwest of Seoul, added the official who asked not to be identified. (Planet Ark, United States)
Typhoon Nari Heads for South Korea After Lashing Okinawa; Flights Canceled Sep 16, 2007
The typhoon has grounded 144 flights and stranded thousands of passengers on South Korea's resort island of Cheju, Kang Sun Moo, an official at the National Emergency Management Agency, said today in a telephone interview ... South Korean authorities have shut ports in Pusan, Cheju, Yosu and other southern cities after a heightened typhoon alert was issued for the south, west and east coasts of the country, the weather office said ... The typhoon has already caused rainfall of up to 500... (Bloomberg -- Asia)
US, Korea fight over food Aug 30, 2007
For example, tangerines account for up to 70% of Jeju (also spelled Cheju) island's agricultural production. It is estimated that opening South Korea's citrus market to powerful US companies. (Asia Times Online)
Even In China, English Is King Aug 23, 2007
An entire English-only town is due to open on Cheju Island in 2010. And one Internet-based company here even offers English courses for fetuses in the womb. (MSNBC -- International)
Ahn: China/Korea Memory Wars Aug 5, 2007
Mt. Paekdu is located on the border with China and Mt. Halla is located on Cheju, an island off the southernmost tip of the peninsula. Mount Paekdu appears in the beginning of the South Korean national anthem, Aegukka" (Song for Love of Country): Until the East Sea's waves are dry, and Mt. Paekdu is worn away, God will watch over our land forever! Our country forever! These points illustrate the overriding cultural and historical significance of Paekdu in Korea. Paekdu has yet greater... (Zmag.org)
* S Korea looks to the open seas for regional military strength Jul 3, 2007
A new base is on the drawing board for the island of Cheju at the southern tip of the peninsula to give the new fleet access to the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The reasons for the buildup of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) are many. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
South Korea, Japan, China try to be better neighbours Jun 3, 2007
South Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-soon is hosting Japan's Aso and China's Yang Jiechi on the scenic southern tip of the resort island of Cheju. Song and Yang travel to Seoul on Monday to join ministers from 27 other countries for the annual Asia Cooperation Dialogue meeting. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Seoul wants Tokyo to face its war past Apr 1, 2007
Seoul/Cheju - South Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-soon has repeated his country's call on Japan to appropriately deal with its war past, the Yonhap news agency reported Saturday ... He had earlier arrived for a two-day visit on the South Korean holiday island of Cheju. (Monsters and Critics.com)
Japan tries to defuse row over sex slaves Apr 1, 2007
But Japan's Foreign Minister, Taro Aso, repeated the apologies at the start of fence-mending talks with his South Korean counterpart, Song Min-soon, on the resort island of Cheju on Saturday. "Like today's weather, there is turbulence [in the relationship between South Korea and Japan,]" officials quoted Mr Song as telling Mr Aso. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
