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...frequented by Spandex-clad runners as by lapdog-toting ajumas, older Korean women, and retired gentlemen with their newspapers. From the summit of Namsan the megalopolis of Seoul sprawls before you. The historic part of town, with its complex of royal palaces, lies at the mountain's base just to the north, while to the south the Han River glitters on its way to the port of Incheon and the Yellow Sea. And just below, nestled in a sea of greenery, is a reminder of South Korea's unenviable honor as the final holdout in the Cold War: the Yongsan...
...claims it's not targeting a particular group. But Chen's controversial bid to strip the KMT of its revenue base is, of course, political. Of Taiwan's four major parties, only the KMT has anything to lose. Outsiders are not privy to the party's inner workings, but there's no doubt profits from its enterprises?which include China Petrochemical Development Corp, Broadcasting Corporation of China, and Fuh-Hwa Financial Holdings Co.?are converted into political currency to the detriment of opponents...
...polls two years ago. The current publicity over its rich holdings is not helping matters. An organization that once boasted 2.5 million members has suffered a mass exodus since losing power; growing public anger over the KMT's reluctance to reform promises to further erode a dwindling support base. "The party is in serious trouble," says Bruce Jacobs, a professor in Asian studies at Australia's Monash University. "Its future is now in question...
When Hur Yong Chun saw his son's corpse lying on a wooden stretcher on the morning of April 3, 1984, it had two bullet holes in the chest and one in the forehead. According to a forensic expert at the army base where Hur's son was doing military service, it was a case of suicide. But Hur wondered if it was possible to shoot yourself three times with a rifle. Then Hur asked why blood around the wound on the right side of his son's chest was black and coagulated, while blood around the other two bullet...
...blown up by a land mine. The election is scheduled to end on Oct. 8. PHILIPPINES Abu Sayyaf Strikes Security patrols were stepped up in the southern Philippines after a nail bomb killed an American soldier and two Filipinos. The blast, outside a bar near a Philippine army base in the city of Zamboanga, injured at least 21 people. A Filipino motorcyclist who was carrying the bomb was among the dead. Although no-one claimed responsibility for the attack, Philippine police suspect the Abu Sayyaf. This armed Islamic group recently warned that it would attack civilian, military and U.S. targets...