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...admire the broad Han River as it flows past Seoul toward the sea and watch as Hyeong Ku-yun absently baits another line. A 30-something technician at a local hospital, he comes regularly after work to fish in the Han now that it's been cleaned up. "Sure there are fish here," he assures me. "Tons of mullet and carp. The mullet make excellent hwae." That's Korean for sashimi. I'm a bit incredulous that one would dare eat raw fish from the Han River. I find it difficult to exorcise memories of the Han's less wholesome...
...decades ago the "Miracle on the Han" was in full swing here: South Korea's astonishing rise from developing backwater of Asia to one of the world's major economies. But even miracles come with a price. From 1970 to 1990 the city's population more than doubled to a panic-inducing 10 million. For the South Korean capital this meant a congested and polluted urban landscape, where nature could only be glimpsed in the far-off peaks of Bukhan Mountain?at least on a clear day?and where the city's historical heritage was bulldozed under the rapid construction...
...industrial economies of the world making their way into the information age, brains are eclipsing manufacturing brawn. While South Korea tackles this latest challenge with the same single-mindedness it put into factory development, it has also found the will and money to nurse an industrial hangover of Han River proportions...
COSMETICS Perfumers Smell A Rat France's perfume makers have their noses bent out of shape over new European Union rules that would force them to label their products with all the ingredients, and especially any potential allergens, that make them the world's most famous fragrances. Han-Paul Bodifee, president of the National Union of Perfume Makers, denounces the rules as "unrealistic," noting that more than 100 ingredients can be used to create a fragrance. And in an industry where the beauty of a flask can be almost as important as its contents, the idea of swamping packaging with...
...Coke’s own economic analysis confirms that the company can easily afford the cost of providing AIDS treatment to its laborers,” Han said...