Cheju
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Date: 2008
Cheju South Korea: see Jeju .
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The Soothing Charms of Cheju; 60 Miles South of the Korean Mainland, a Subtropical Paradise
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Sent to the volcanic island of Cheju, 60 miles south of the Korean mainland, for mountaineering ... government doesn't like what he say so he fire. He come to Cheju Do and open restaurant." Cheju Island, as I later learned, has served as an area of exile ...
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Travel: Long haul - To swim among the mermaids The `haenyo' of Cheju in South Korea earn their living by diving for sea shells. Mark Dudley went to paradise island to find them
The Independent - London; 10/31/1998; Mark Dudley; 1077 words;
The mainland Koreans view Cheju, the most southerly island of the Republic ... perspective. I had read about the haenyo, Cheju's renowned sea-diving women - and was ... you have to negotiate the sprawl of Cheju City. There's New Cheju (Shin Cheju ...
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Travel; Cheju Island to Be Reborn as Int'l Tourism Hub.
Korea Times (Seoul, Korea); 10/25/1999; 1449 words;
... saying ``If a horse is born, send it to Cheju-do and if a person is born, send him/her ... island in the South Sea all year round. Cheju-do is basically an island composed of extinct ... lava caves being found to date, they make Cheju the best place in the world to observe ...
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Cheju April 3rd Massacre to be Unearthed.
Korea Times (Seoul, Korea); 4/3/2000; 722 words;
On most occasions, Cheju Island is a well-known honeymooners' paradise ... sparkling sea waters. However, the people of Cheju have a tragic past that has been hidden ... Today marks the 52nd anniversary of the Cheju April 3 Incident, a massacre that is claimed ...
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Ghosts of Cheju.
Newsweek International; 6/19/2000; Wehrfritz, George Lee, B. J. Takayama, Hideko; 1668 words;
... South Korea's. In the thick dialect of Cheju, an island 85 kilometers south of the Korean ... nursing at its dead mother's breast. Today, Cheju is South Korea's top honeymoon destination ... as many as 60,000 people--one fifth of Cheju's population. They committed these atrocities ...
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Rich Natural Resources of Cheju Island Threatened.
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... highlighted a lesser known aspect of Cheju island instead of its reputation as a leisurely ... took some 700 lives, the film shows how Cheju residents struggled to salvage the land ... the island. According to a report by the Cheju Civic Association (CCA), when the film ...
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Shinhan Takes Over Cheju Bank.
Korea Times (Seoul, Korea); 12/15/2000; 330 words;
Shinhan Bank will take over Cheju Bank as an affiliate under a holding company it ... will serve as a management adviser for the ailing Cheju Bank. ``The MOU was signed on condition that Cheju Bank be put under the envisioned Shinhan-initiated ...
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College Students From 4 Nations to Debate Island Issues in Cheju.
Korea Times (Seoul, Korea); 3/23/2000; 545 words;
... Korea, will meet today and tomorrow on Cheju Island to discuss issues involving islands ... international conference co-organized by Cheju National University (CNU) and the World ... Greece, Norway, the Philippines and host Cheju Island of Korea. Today, the participants ...
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Shamanic epics and narrative construction of identity on Cheju Island.
Asian Folklore Studies; 4/1/2004; Seong-nae, Kim; 9677 words;
... refused all offerings and instead wanted to return to Cheju because he missed his parents. Song'guksong returned to Cheju with many gifts together with a million soldiers ... where Songtang village was located. Upon hearing the news of their returning son, who was supposed to have ... Song'guksong took a ...
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NK Delegates Arrive in Cheju for Ministerial Meeting.
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CHEJU -- With North Korean delegates arriving in the southern island of Cheju for inter-Korean ministerial talks, both sides are expected ... academic exchanges. The North Korean delegates arrived in Cheju at 2:30 p.m. The 22-member delegation, led by Jon Kum-jin ...
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Cheju-do Signs Foreign Investment Agreement for Offshore Hotel.
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The Cheju Provincial Government Tuesday signed a $400-milli ... amendments, to facilitate the project. The Cheju-registered company will take the shape of ... Construction and furnishing of the envisioned Cheju hotel, the first of its kind in Korea, will ...
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Rulling Party Mulls Using English, Chinese in Cheju The ruling Millennium Democratic Party is exploring ways to use both English and Chinese as common languages on the southern island of Cheju to promote tourism.
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... English and Chinese should be used across Cheju Island,'' said Rep. Lee Hae-chan, the party ... plans to attract investors and travelers. Cheju Island was given special status by the ... when a special law was enacted to allow Cheju to establish its own development plans ...
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Formal Group Formed to Develop Cheju into Free Trade, Tourism Zone.
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... formally set up a support group for developing Cheju-do into an international free zone for ... Transportation Minister Kim Yoon-ki and Cheju Gov. Woo Kun-min. The group will be responsible for implementing a revision to the Cheju-do Special Development Act to turn it into ...
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Cheju and Kyongju Attract More Tourists.
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Cheju Island and Kyongju attracted more tourists last year than ... Tourism officials said the number of tourists who visited Cheju island and Kyongju last year stood at 4.11 million and 8 ... respectively, up from 3.67 million and 6.56 million in 1999. Cheju Island, a favorite vacation and honeymoon spot among ...
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The fantasy island of Cheju
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CHEJU, Korea It was almost like being a member of the wedding as we explored this subtropical island 60 miles off the southwest ... ancient temples, and a folk village that's a living museum. Recently opened are two luxury hotels, the Hyatt Regency Cheju and the Cheju KAL, at opposite sides of the island. We ...
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