'Politics' Category

• FTA can be worse than IMF for South Koreans

  January 25, 2007

  I have been trying to find out what happened with the 6th Korea/US FTA negotiation which just ended. However, there is little coverage in the western media except one tiny article (With New Urgency, U.S. and South Korea seek Free Trade Deal) from the NY times (Jan 16, 2007) I found more detailed information through [...]

  

  posted in Politics by ShinJoung

• South Korea – U.S. FTA Jan 15-19

  January 14, 2007

  The 6th round of the South Korea / U.S. free trade agreement will be held in Shilla Hotel from Jan 15 to Jan 19 in Korea. In the past, there have been mass protests in Korea against unfair Kor/U.S. FTA and a massive protest is expected during this round as well. Last year, the U.S. [...]

  

  posted in FTA, Politics by ShinJoung

• Security Restrictions for Foreign Researchers on Sensitive Contracts

  July 18, 2005

  “The Defense Department has proposed new restrictions on access by foreign researchers to sensitive technology useful to national security. The proposed rules would require foreign researchers to wear badges and would require laboratories to contain segregated work areas to control the scientists’ access to the technology. ” excerpt from Monday, July 18, 2005 Chronicle of [...]

  

  posted in Education, Politics by ShinJoung