Redmond Man Charged in Alleged Revenge Killing
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Bellevue detectives say the 43-year-old suspect, Sung Ho Kim, planned to confront his victim, Jin Young Kim, whom he believed to be his wife’s lover. But investigators say Sung Kim pointed the gun at the man’s head and fired.
South Korea Approves Free Trade Pact With U.S.
New York Times
In a desperate attempt, one opposition lawmaker detonated a tear gas canister, throwing the National Assembly chamber into chaos. A scuffle erupted, but members of the governing party outnumbered their foes and, while sneezing and wiping tears, passed the deal in a vote of 151 to 7. In the 299-seat National Assembly, 170 members showed up for the vote Tuesday, most of them governing party lawmakers. The opposition members either voted against the bill or abstained.
Glass doors were shattered as legislative aides from the opposition parties tried to barge in, and security guards formed a human barricade.
Will The Tear Gas Bomber Be Charged?
Wall Street Journal
The ruling Grand National Party said in a statement that it would hold Mr. Kim responsible for his actions, calling the incident unacceptable under any circumstances, but didn’t say exactly what it would do in response.
GNP spokesman Kim Ki-hyun said the DLP’s Mr. Kim “committed an act of terror.”
“(Mr. Kim) no longer is qualified to be a member of parliament,” he said.
An aide at Mr. Kim’s office said there hasn’t been any notice about formal parliamentary proceedings or other charges being formally levied against the lawmaker.
Inside the Artist’s Studio: Jae Hi Ahn in Bed-Stuy
The L Magazine
Jae Hi Anh’s exhibition “Terrarium” opens at Brooklyn Botanic Garden (with support from the Brooklyn Arts Council Community Arts Grant, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and Puffin Foundation) on December 3rd and continues through February 26th, 2012.
Suejin Ahn Senior Profile
GoDuke.com
GoDuke.com: Can you cook? If so, what are you good at?
Ahn: My roommate and I have been taking on some cooking challenges here and there because we live off campus and have our own kitchen this year. I don’t know if you would say that we are great cooks, but we get by. I guess one of the dishes that we can make is stir fry. I can also make some really good Quinoa salad. It is really good!
How to Visit Jeju Island on a Dime
CNNGo.com
Considering the ferry? Think again.
An inexpensive round-trip flight is easily cheaper than taking a ferry from Seoul to Jeju, or the KTX to Busan and then a ferry from there. Yes, ferries can be fun, but not as budget-friendly as you would think.
South Korea Remembers Yeonpyeong Island Attack
BBC
Thousands of officials gathered at Daejeon National Cemetery on Wednesday for a memorial ceremony alongside the families of the two soldiers who were killed in the attack.
Prime Minister Kim told them: “We will use all our power to establish a firm national defence posture to neutralise any North Korean determination to provoke.”
Later, the military plans to hold large-scale drills intended to simulate the North’s attack on Yeonpyeong to test the South’s readiness to deal with a similar attack.
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