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Meetings of world leaders to become biannual installment on the island

Jeju Declaration adopted at 2012 World Conservation Congress From Sept. 6 to 15, Jeju Island held the world’s largest environmental symposium, the World Conservation Congress (WCC). Hosted every four years by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), thousands of environmental experts, scientists, businessmen, and former and incumbent heads of state congregate for this event to establish the world’s conservation agenda.

Under the theme “Nature+” — used to emphasize the resilience of nature and to give conservation a more positive outlook — the

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By Darryl Coote

2012 WCC Jeju included many new advancements to its form and broke IUCN records such as being the first Congress to be held in Northeast Asia, as well as the best attended with 11,000 participants. Also, the World Leaders Dialogues was held for the first time and the Jeju Declaration was signed into being, both of which are landmarks in Congress history.

“The adoption of the Jeju Declaration is one of the historic outcomes this fifth Congress has achieved, among others,” WCC Korea Organ-

izing Committee Secretary General Kim Chong Chun told The Weekly on the penultimate day of the Congress.

To set the IUCN’s conservation agenda for the next four years, the Congress is divided into two sections: The Forum, and the Members’ Assembly.

The Forum is essentially a marketplace of ideas. It is open to the public and IUCN members give presentations and set up booths and events to discuss the conservation projects Continued on page 2

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Province has all five Jeju motions passed at WCC

By Darryl Coote

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A history of Chuseok

Culture

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Bulmi: Traditional Jeju ironwork

Science

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All five motions the Jeju provincial government submitted for vote by International Union (IUCN) for Conservation of Nature members during the World Conservation Congress (WCC) passed.

The five motions included the restoration and conservation of Hanon Maar crater, establishment of an integrated management system for UNESCO protected areas on the island, the creation of a World Environment Hub network, conservation of Gotjawal forest, and support for haenyeo (diving women) and marine ecology.

Director of the WCC Promotion Office for the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, Kim Yang Bo — who had been preparing Jeju for the WCC since 2007, and on these motions for the past year — said the island will shortly see the effects of these motions being adopted by IUCN as resolutions.

Based upon the resolution concerning the Environmental Hub network, it stipulates

that a Working Group of IUCN members meet in Jeju with the local government as soon as possible to establish a system and an infrastructure to implement and select Environmental Hubs throughout the world.

Out of all the resolutions, said Kim, the “Environmental Hub is the most important because we have an environmental vision of making Jeju a World Environmental Capital by 2020,” which is to transform Jeju into a model environmental city that is emulated throughout the world.

In fact, Kim continued that the other four motions were created to educate IUCN members about Jeju so as to better help the World Environmental Hub motion become an IUCN resolution.

“They didn’t know about Jeju so we put in these four motions,” he said.

The other four resolutions cover Jeju’s culture (haenyeo), the island’s UNESCO designations, and its little-known areas of ecological importance (Hanon Maar and Gotjawal).

“IUCN members didn’t know about Hanon.

They didn't know about the meaning of the

Gotjawal. But now they know them well.”

Through the passing of this motion Jeju will become the center of the Environmental Hub network. This is important he said, because with the growing trend of environmental policies being adopted by governments worldwide, this will put Jeju not only on the environmental map, but make it its cartographer.

“Does Jeju want to be a leader or a follower?” Kim asked concerning which role Jeju wants to play in directing future worldwide environmental decisions. “We want to be a leader. We will try to be the leader of local governments concerning the environment throughout the world.”

The other four motions will see the Hanon Maar expand its restoration into an international effort, all separate UNESCO designations on the island will be integrated into a single management system, Gotjawal forest will gain assistance from the IUCN in its preservation as well as from the Korean and Jeju governments, and haenyeo culture will be actively preserved.

(Interview quotes have been edited. — Ed.)

A summer of science for JNU Prof. Park Se Pill

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A rice roll that will test and tantalize

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Uphill battle for men in orange

Panelists discuss saving nature at the last World Leaders Dialogue in Tamna Hall, ICC Jeju, on Sept. 11. Photo by Lee Hwan Chul

Continued from page 1 that they have been working on.

The Members’ Assembly is arguably the most important aspect of the Congress. It is where the conservation agenda for the next four years is made. During the assembly, motions (essentially projects or initiatives) are voted on by IUCN members and organizations. If a motion is passed it becomes a resolution that is then adopted by the IUCN and implemented through a joint effort of the IUCN and the parties who submitted the motion.

This was the first WCC where the ideas discussed during the Forum were able to directly influence the Members’ Assembly.

“That’s very important for us,” said IUCN Director General Julia Marton-Lefèvre in a previous interview with The Weekly, “because usually the scientific Forum is quite separate from the Members’ Assembly.”

Prior to the WCC, she spoke highly of this development stating that this will allow for an idea that has developed during the Forum to possibly become part of a motion through discussion of IUCN members during the

Assembly.

“And that would be great,” she said.

As well as having the most registered participants, the Congress hosted 600 events over 10 days and 180 motions were presented during the Members’ Assembly. It was the “best” WCC in terms of the quality and the quantity of its content, said WCC Korea Organizing Committee Secretary General Kim. Also, during the closing ceremony, the Jeju Declaration was signed into being by IUCN, the Jeju provincial government, and the Korean Ministry of Environment. This was the first time in WCC history that such a Declaration has been adopted.

The Declaration identifies actions necessary to conserve biodiversity, specifically through “scaling up conservation,” “nature-based solutions,” “sustainability in action,” and “closing the gaps in governance of nature’s use.”

Through its adoption, with biodiversity conservation at its heart, the Declaration stipulates the establishment of species recovery programmes, to strength breeding

programmes already in place, and to provide “strong leadership in advocating for better and more equitable governance of the use of nature and natural resources,” among many other measures. (The Declaration can be downloaded from the IUCN Web site.)

The purpose of this Declaration from an IUCN standpoint is to help ensure that the 20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets, set in October of 2010 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, are met.

With the passing of the Jeju Declaration, the island will become responsible for hosting the World Leaders Dialogues, which will be renamed as the Jeju World Leaders’ Conservation Forum. Though specifics need to be hammered out, currently it is set to be held every two years.

“If the World Leaders’ Conservation Forum is established, the Korean government will play a critical role in setting up the global conservation agenda [by] providing some practical solutions to addressing global issues faced by the international community,” Kim said, adding that the Declaration will help Continued on page 9

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An ‘investment garden’ on Jeju

The Weekly speaks with the CEO of Baitong Xinyuan about Jeju’s ‘first Chinese real estate enterprise’

By Lu Jianwen

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The Baitong Group, a real estate enterprise hailing from Qingdao, China, is set to construct a large-scale beautiful leisure resort in Namwon village, Seogwipo City. With a total investment of 259.46 billion won (US$232 million), the Baitong Xinyuan Jeju Resort will cover a total area of 555,456 square meters, and is expected to be completed by 2016.

As the first Chinese real estate enterprise in Jeju, the Baitong Group undoubtedly attracted a lot of attention from the company’s native Qingdao as well as from island residents when they first announced this project. Comprised of three other shareholders in Qingdao, the Baitong Group project includes residential real estate, a hotel, and a beer museum.

The project kicked off in September of last year when Baitong submitted application materials to the Jeju government for review. In December, residents of Namwon village held meetings to discuss the project, and three months later, through the Landscape Committee and the Jeju City Planning Commission, Baitong Xinyuan Jeju Resort was permitted to take the next step towards breaking ground.

Since then, the project’s blueprints have received approval from the Jeju Provincial Assembly to begin construction. The reason for the short time period from their submission to approval has to do with the exemplary environmental protection aspects at the heart of this project.

Recently, during the World Conservation Congress, held at the International Convention Center Jeju, Seogwipo City, from Sept. 6 to 15, The Weekly spoke with Baitong Xinyuan CEO Zhang Kai-xin

about this massive undertaking.

The planning of the resort, said Zhang, must include an environmental protection evaluation, including examining waste water treatment, rainwater drainage, and groundwater conservation, among other conservation concerns to understand the affect development would have on the surrounding environment. The plan also determined how many local citizens the group would need to employ to act as a bridge between the community and the foreign company.

“Jeju is orientated as a free international city, so in order to attract both tourists and investors, the island must maintain its pristine environment. We are glad to see that the Jeju government has developed its economy while simultaneously protected its environment. We will continue this tradition by actively pursing environmental protection through comprehensive development.”

The Jeju resort master plan has been completed and divided into four sections: an ecological park, a residential area, a hotel, and a beer museum. The ecological park is located in the northwest corner of the resort, which is an area where development is banned because it is a source of groundwater and thus will only undergo light landscaping. By leaving this area free of development, the Baitong Group is not only protecting the environment but also preserving the view of the horizon that will be able to be seen from anywhere within the resort. In addition, the park is close to Donnaeko stream and Saryeoni forest, which offers the possibility of creating ecotours that will not only be a source of relaxation but also information about this beautiful island.

A quick overview of the resort’s blueprints show that the ecological park will be 10,000 square meters and the residential

area, which will house roughly 484 units, will be built on 74,000 square meters. The exterior of the main residential building will be in an European style, combined with Jeju local architectural elements.

CEO Zhang said, that using the volcanic stone to create a wall around the building’s front garden will be an example of how its architecture will reflect Jeju’s traditional characteristics.

The first projects to undergo construction will be the eastern platoon apartment bloc near the main road, showroom homes, and the sales center. “Jeju is an area that often receives typhoons, so we are applying strict standards to ensure that all construction is of high quality. We guarantee the reliability and convenience of our residential sites.”

Near the main road on the west side of the resort, next to the resort hotel with over 200 rooms, will be the location of the beer museum. “This arrangement lets hotel guests directly enter the beer museum without affecting the residential area,” Zhang said.

The reason for the beer museum, Zhang explained, is that “the city of Qingdao [home of the Baitong Group] has a deep beer culture. Tsingtao beer from Qingdao has received much public praise throughout the world. And Koreans are also very familiar with this brand. In the museum, not only Tsingtao beer with be exhibited, but also other international brands will be on display. It will also showcase the history of beer as well as its production process.”

“No matter what nationality, everyone who visits the beer museum will feel that it is a very interesting themed pavilion,” he said. “Perhaps, we will be able to see the difference between beer made with Qingdao Laoshan and beer made with Jeju Samdasoo?”

In February 2010, it was announced that the island would start to offer residency to non-Koreans who invest more than $500,000 into Jeju. Once Jeju province finalized this amendment, the Baitong Group immediately set to studying and analysing the pros and cons of the island, and by the end of that same year decided to invest in Jeju.

“China has a growing upper middle-class that wants to invest in overseas real estate, but they don’t know the communication channels. The Baitong Group in the mainland of China has a good understanding of the needs of Chinese customers and can identify trends of major consumer groups. So customers are confident we can create the needed channels to build a bridge between customers back home and this new Jeju resort.”

Zhang continued that some investors purchase real estate for the purpose of investment, and their property, in many cases, goes unoccupied. “We propose to potential investors that they can obtain residency through the purchase of real estate and if their property is vacant, Baitong can oversee the unit as a resort business and then divide the profits generated with the investor. Its a win-win strategy. People know of Baitong as an investment company, but we are also a management and operations corporation as well.”

In addition, Baitong Xinyuan Jeju Resort will create a strong relationship between the local community and the residential area of the resort, thus making a great contribution to Jeju. Zhang said, “Baitong is not only a leader in real estate investment and development, it is also of considerable importance to regional development. This resort’s all-round operation will be the future of development.”

(Translated by Lee Jee Yeon)

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FRIDAY, September 28, 2012

A history of Chuseok at the graves of ancestors and broken tombs are repaired.

From the little that we know, Chuseok dates back nearly 2,000 years ago. Silla’s third king, Yuri (24-57), is credited with beginning Chuseok as a competitive festival. According to popular legend, the women of the kingdom were divided into groups for a period of one month – beginning on the 16th day of the 7th month and ending on the 14 th day of the 8 th month. During this period each team weaved as much cloth as they could. The team that made the most cloth was declared the winner and was treated to a great feast of food and alcohol provided by the losing team.

Songpyeon

An ancestral rite on Chuseok. Photo courtesy Jeju Folklore & Natural History Museum

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This article was first published in Issue 54 of The Weekly. – Ed. One of the most important Korean holidays is Chuseok. This year it falls on Sept. 30. Many Koreans will be spending that Sunday in their hometowns to be with family and friends.

As part of the celebration, ancestors’ graves are repaired, the grass upon them cut, and small offerings of food and drink offered to their spirits. Afterwards the family engages in various activities and games.

Traditionally, girls played neoltwigi (seesaw) – which not only gave them the thrill of being propelled up into the air but also provided them with the opportunity of snatching a quick glimpse of the streets and neighboring yards (girls lived a relatively secluded life during the Joseon period). It also provided the boys with an opportunity of seeing their faces as the girls were wafted into the air.

Another Chuseok activity is the Ganggangsullae Dance. At night the women and children, dressed in their finest clothing, hold hands and form a

large circle representing the full moon.

This tradition dates back to the Imjin War (1592-1598). Admiral Yi Sun-shin instructed a group of Korean women to make campfires on the mountainsides and then dance and sing around them in an effort to deceive the Japanese army into believing that the small Korean army was much larger than it actually was. His cunning plan worked.

For males, archery and ssirum (Korean wrestling) were very popular Chuseok activities. Not only did they provide the men with the opportunity to demonstrate their manliness but also gave them a chance of winning a prize of rice, cotton or even a cow.

In the recent past, hwatu, a card game, enjoyed immense popularity, but now the younger generation is more likely to elect to spend their time at the movies or in a PC Bang (computer game room).

History

It isn’t clear to what extent Chuseok was celebrated throughout the ages. Very few, if any, of the Westerners residing in Korea during the late 19th century made any mention of Chuseok. William Elliot Griffis, one of the early experts on Korea, merely notes that “on the fifteenth day of the eighth month sacrifices are made offered

Naturally enough, many of the primary dishes during this holiday are made from the newly harvested crops. Chief among the festive foods is songpyeon.

Songpyeon is a type of rice cake – similar to tteok – that is shaped like a half-moon. These rice cakes are brightly colored and filled with sesame, beans, chestnuts, honey and various grains and then steamed over a layer of pine needles. There are variations, depending on the region, in which other ingredients may be used including

acorns, pumpkin and clams.

Like Chuseok, the history of songpyeon is unclear but apparently the first mention of it dates back to the Goryeo period (9181392) and may have the root of their origin as a memorial to a prophecy of the past.

According to the Chosun Ilbo (Sept. 22, 2010), the wrapping of the songpyeon resembles a full moon but once the stuffing is placed inside and folded it takes on the appearance of a half moon.

According to legend, during the reign of the King Uija (641-660), the final king of Baekje, a turtle was discovered with strange markings upon its back. The wise men of the court determined it to mean that “Baekje is the full moon and Silla is the half moon” and that it was a sign that Baekje would fall. The prophecy was soon realized when Silla defeated Baekje. Since then the half moon has come to be associated with a bright future.

The five primary colors of the Chuseok songpyeon represent the desire to succeed in one’s studies and to live an exemplary life. According to tradition, those who make and shape the songpyeon well will meet a handsome man in the near future or will be blessed with beautiful daughters.

Those whose songpyeon fails to achieve the desired color and shape are said to bring bad luck.

Tteok Although tteok is generally not an important part of the Chuseok meal it does deserve a mention because of its historical and mythological significance. As mentioned earlier, King Yuri is credited with the first Chuseok, but there is an interesting story concerning how he became king. Apparently Yuri’s father, King Namhae (4-24) favored his son-in-law, Talhae, over his own son. On his deathbed he wanted to give the throne to Namhae but Namhae, suggested that he and Yuri each bite into a large piece of tteok and their teeth imprints counted – the one with the most teeth would be given the throne. Yuri won. Later, on his own deathbed, he turned the throne over to Namhae.

The rabbit is also associated with ttoek and the full moon – especially this year, the Year of the Rabbit.

According to Korean legend, the rabbit can be seen on the full moon pounding rice into tteok.

A story from the past Just after the Korean War, a lot of refugees from North Korea were homesick and desired to return to North Korea for Chuseok. This is a story that circulated in Busan in 1954 during the Chuseok period.

“A 30-year-old refugee had left his wife and son behind when he fled south in 1950. His longing for them became unbearable, and he began the long journey northward on foot, smuggling himself across the demilitarized line into Communist-held territory.

He reached his home near Pyongyang disguised as a beggar. Dirty, bearded, ragged, he was not recognized by his wife. He watched her while she gave him food and water and finally exclaimed in despair: “Can’t you recognize me? I am your husband.”

“Now I can recognize you,” the wife said. “But it can do no good now. I am married to a Chinese officer.”

The husband argued with his wife in vain, then gave up and came back south, bringing his son.”

Hanon Maar Crater Becomes a World Treasure Restoration and Conservation of Jeju’s Hanon Maar Crater An Officially Adopted Agenda at the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress With pride and exuberance, 160,000 Seogwipo citizens welcome the adoption of the ‘Restoration and Conservation of Jeju’s Hanon Maar Crater’ as an official agenda at the 2012 IUCN WCC. With the adoption of this agenda the Hanon Maar crater becomes not only a Korean treasure, but a world treasure.

Thank you for your interest and support.

We will do our best to restore the Hanon Maar crater as a repository of environment and ecology.

Above, a computer-generated image of the restored ancient Hanon Maar. At right, Hanon Maar crater today.

Located in Seogwipo City, Hanon Maar crater, the largest of its kind in Korea, includes deposits of varved sediments. It contains many ancient species of flora and fauna, some having been there 55,000 years ago. The maar is highly valuable and worth restoration because it holds a record that goes back centuries of the climate and ancient vegetation of Northeast Asia.

FRIDAY, September 28, 2012

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Bulmi: Scenes of traditional Jeju ironworking

By Todd Thacker

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Seogwipo’s annual Deoksuri Traditional Folk Festival offers young and old alike a great opportunity to see the process of how Jeju ironware was made.

Jeju was an isolated place, so islanders had to make their own iron products.

Bulmi is a Jeju word derived from the standard Korean word pulmu, which means a device that is used to move air. In this case it supplies oxygen to a blast furnace that is hot enough to melt iron. This molten iron is then poured into handmade mud casts of iron cooking pots and other housewares.

It is Jeju Intangible Cultural Asset No. 7.

Kang Myung Oen, organizer of the festival since 2002, told The Weekly last year in an interview, “We have to preserve what our ancestors preserved. We have a mission to promote them to foreign countries too. And I hope this festival will also be an opportunity to improve the village’s tourism.”

This year the festival was held on Sept. 2 and began with a street parade, traditional music, a demonstration of bulmi, and more.

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FRIDAY, September 28, 2012

A summer of science

JNU Prof. Park Se Pill appointed Woo Jang Choon Project scientist, published in Cellular Reprogramming journal

By Darryl Coote

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It has been a summer of acclaim for Jeju National University (JNU) Professor and respected embryologist Park Se Pill.

In May he was selected, along with four other scientists, by the national government for the Woo Jang Choon Project.

Woo was a famous 20th century Korean botanist and agricultural scientist.

In August, Cellular Reprogramming — a respected medical journal that looks to curing diseases through cellular reprogramming — published a report by Park and his Seoul-based Mirae Biotech team proving they had increased the success rate of producing cloned embryos from 11.7 percent to 23.7 percent while also doubling the effectiveness of cloning from 5 to 10 percent. This cloning success by Park was previously reported on in June 2011.

His first accolade of the summer, the Woo Jang Choon Project appointment, awarded Park with 5 billion won (US$4.5 million) from the central government over a five-year period to work towards finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. The Jeju provincial government has also given Park 1 billion won over that same period to fund the project.

“There were numerous scientists who applied for the Woo Jang Choon Project and even the basic requirements to apply were so difficult … I am so happy that by overcoming that competition rate, I was selected as one of those five scientists and my 30 years of experience has been respected,” Park told The Weekly at his office on JNU campus.

Park applied for the project and was was selected, he said because of his previous accomplishments with cloning and attempting to cure disease with embryonic stem cells.

This accomplishment is the first time a single JNU professor has been awarded a government project of this size.

Park, collaborating with Seoul National University, the National Institute of Animal Science, Konkuk University in Seoul, and University of Illinois will experiment with pigs to try and understand this disease.

“With the appearance of an aging society, Alzheimer’s has been on the rise as one of the most urgent issues in the world,” he said.

Previously, Park said, there has been much advancement to understand this disease through testing on rats, but he cautioned that this animal is not a proper analog for humans due to the size difference between the two species.

“For that reason, we need primates to do this research,” he said, adding that this is impossible due to the cost as well as the “repercussions” from animal rights groups. Instead he will use pigs.

Along with their size, the other benefit to using pigs is their gestation period.

“Pigs are pregnant for 114 days, which is quite a short time compared to cows.

And pigs give birth to several piglets during one pregnancy.” This, he continued, will make it easier to know if their

Prof. Park Se Pill in his office in Jeju City. Photos by Darryl Coote

experiments are successful.

Park will either inject an Alzheimerinducing gene into a somatic cell (a nonreproductive cell) or inject the gene directly into the ovum.

When the piglets are born, he will detect which have the neurological disease through examining the animals’ DNA as well as sending them through a maze. The pigs will be taught the route of the maze; those without the disease will have no problem solving it, while those with Alzheimer’s will not be able to find their way out, he said.

During the duration of the project Park said he has two goals; to be able to consistently induce Alzheimer’s in pigs with the purpose of establishing a model of the disease, and to publish his findings in an “world-renowned” journal.

“I will not cure Alzheimer’s, but make a foundation to cure this disease,” he said.

With backing from the provincial government, Park said this is a new step for Jeju.

“Jeju has so far only focused on its

indigenous species like tangerines, seafood or black cows. But now, Jeju is donating a lot of money for the first time to conduct research about a serious, world issue — Alzheimer’s — and this is one of the steps that Jeju is taking to be an international city,” he said.

Park’s most recent accomplishment was on Aug. 14 when a paper by him and his Mirae Biotech team was published in the respected journal Cellular Reprogramming.

The paper concerns last year’s birth of Heukusuni, a cloned Jeju black cow. In the process of creating Heukusuni, Park and his team improved the success rate of cloning from 5 percent to 10 percent.

The paper focuses on how the utilization of the Oosight Imaging System, instead of the more traditional Hoechst staining, is responsible for this large jump in the cloning success rate.

In creating a cloned cow, Park utilizes the somatic cell nuclear transfer method (SCNT) which is the removal of DNA from an ovum and then replaced with the DNA from a

somatic cell. To induce fertilization, electricity is applied to the egg. Then the ovum is placed inside a surrogate cow.

In the cases of bovine cloning, the Hoechst staining method has been used to extract and implant DNA. “The success rate … is very low,” Park said. “The color of the cow’s ovum is black, and for that reason scientist dye the ovum … [This] is called Hoechst staining,” he said.

However, through this process the ovum becomes damaged and lowers the possibility of that ovum developing into a cloned bovine.

“Oosight Imaging System is that we attach three different apparatus onto the microscope then the scientists can see the ovum without dying.”

This method decreases the amount of genes that die during the cloning process because no foreign solution is introduced to the ovum.

“And this is the first [time] to find out these kinds of result,” he said.

The published paper supports this claim stating, “This is the first report to show the positive effect of the Oosight Imaging System on molecular gene expression in the SCNT embryo.”

“This is the first time to adopt the Oosight Imaging System for cloning cows,” he said.

The result of Oosight imaging helped bring Heukusuni, his third cloned bovine, into being. And in doing so, raised the success rate of cloning from between 4 to 5 percent up to 10 percent.

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FRIDAY, September 28, 2012

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13th Women’s Film Festival brings a global perspective to Jeju

Festival organizers walk the runway at Saturday’s impromptu fashion show at the Sulmundae Women’s Cultural Center. Photo by Erin Myers

By Erin Myers

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On an island often said to be more traditional than conservative Korea, four days of films branching themes of sexuality, gender inequality, and social injustice offered a unique opportunity for Jeju residents to gain a global perspective on issues faced by women.

The 13th Women’s Film Festival commenced on the evening of Sept. 20 at the Sulmundae Women’s Cultural Center.

Hosted by the Jeju Women’s Association NGO, films centered on the theme of women transcending boundaries.

Thirty-one films from 17 countries were

showcased in an effort to share a diverse range of female perspectives. About 1,100 people attended the festival over the course of the weekend.

The opening ceremony included two films and an energetic introduction from event organizers in the form of an original freestyle rap.

The first feature was a short but captivating animation from the perspective of a 78-year-old haenyeo (traditional Jeju woman sea diver) titled “Grandmother Ocean.” The documentary shed new light on the strength and spirit of the haenyeo who dedicate their lives to the sea in this grueling and often dangerous profession.

The opening animation was followed by “Toilet,” a feature-length film that explores

Two women sell jewelry at the first floor market and craft show at the Sulmundae Women’s Cultural Center. Photo by Erin Myers

the ability to find comfort in our differences. Themes of family cohesion and recovery after loss are highlighted through the relationship between three quirky siblings who face cultural barriers with their Japanese grandmother.

Festival coordinator, Ahn Hye Kyoung, said these films were selected to open the weekend because of their warmth, relatability, and relevance to Jeju.

Two of the weekend sessions were followed by Q&As and conversation with the directors. Including a candid interview with Kim Hye Jung, director of “Girl Princes,” a documentary about female stage (gukgeuk) performers that explores issues of gender and cultural expectations of Korean women.

Kim said she wants to make movies that are from a feminine perspective, but not restricted to boundaries in the category of women. Instead, she strives to direct films that are out of the ordinary and a little bit shocking, yet fun.

In addition to films, interviews, and freestyle rap, an open-air clothing and craft market bustled all weekend and an impromptu fashion show took place Saturday and Sunday.

A notable difference between this year’s festival and last year’s 12th Women’s Film Festival was the inclusion of a significant amount of English material and subtitles.

This addition gave accessibility to a wider audience allowing Jeju’s growing expat population to better enjoy the weekend’s events.

The increase in English material can be attributed to Jenie Hahn, a volunteer program coordinator, who attended the festival last year and noticed a need for

further inclusion of the English language.

“I attended the film festival last year and innocently commented or asked why there was no English materials or translations to the organizer. She said that there was not enough manpower to execute this so I volunteered to do what I can. It eventually led to her inviting me to be the programmer and I offered to do the English translations and interpretations,” said Hahn.

Over the course of the weekend, attendance of a relatively diverse audience showed the value of such interpretations.

Although this year’s audience was more diverse than in the past, Hahn said “more foreign participation is absolutely essential, in terms of just coming to see the movies as a show of support and spreading the word as much as possible. It is such a rare and a wonderful opportunity to see unique and powerful films which otherwise would never get a chance to be shown to the Jeju public.”

Natasha Mistry, an artist and English teacher who studied at the Manchester School of Art located in Manchester, England found great value in the films.

“We all have different reasons for attending such events, but personally I love any art form that makes me think and question the world in which we live — our cultural norms, our relationships, our values, and belief systems,” said Mistry.

“The Women’s Film Festival is so important because it gives the average person the chance to gaze into the lives and journeys of other women from around the world — and remind us of how diverse and extraordinary we all are.”

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The Jeju Weekly

FRIDAY, September 28, 2012

Twenty’s a charm

A review of the newest Jeju Olle walking course

By Daniel Kojetin

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It was a bright, sunny day in September, when I started Olle trail No. 20 at the Haenyeo Museum in Hado, Jeju City. The sun seemed a little brighter than usual and the sky a little clearer.

There’s something funny about the weather in Jeju, it seems to be a little off-set from the rest of the world. Maybe it has to do with the “Island Time” phenomenon where everything runs a little late. On Jeju, the cool spring seems to linger and the hot summer seems to last a little longer than usual. This day felt like it was getting ready to be a scorcher.

The Haenyeo Museum is ordinarily the finish of the route, but we thought we would be smart and walk west instead of east, so the sun would be at our backs. Circumnavigating counterclockwise, you follow the yellow arrows, rather than the blue arrows of the regular path.

The Gimnyeong to Hado trail gently weaves its way back and forth between the coast road and the farm roads all the way back to the coast. The contrast is striking because once you turn your back to the ocean and walk towards the farms, you get the feeling that you've suddenly left the subtropical resort island and entered a rural mountain village, all in the space of a few steps.

As opposed to most Olle trails, this one stays flat and remains on paved roads most of the way. Much of the time there is some sort of seasonal crop being dried on the shoulder of the road.

This time of year the haenyeo were harvesting and drying seaweed and sesame stalks.

The woman I asked told me that the seaweed wasn’t the edible kind. Instead, it was to be sent to the mainland to be processed into health supplements and beauty products. She called it gamto.

This surprised me because it looked like regular miyeok, the kind we commonly

eat in soup here on the island. As payment for this privileged information, she asked me to help her pack it down a bit by jumping on the bag a few times before we went on our way.

As you walk down Olle trail No. 20 there are a few historical sites and points of interest, including the arrival point of an exiled king in the 17 th century. There is also the Haengwon Wind Farm, which is visible as you hike along the entire trail. In addition, if you are lucky enough to be hiking on a day ending with a 5 or 0, you can buy seasonal specialties from local farmers at the Sehwa Village Five-Day Market.

Our walk from west to east landed us at Woljeong Beach around lunch time, a perfect place to relax. This beach has undergone quite an amazing transformation and is a testament to the productive and positive influence of the Olle trail system. What used to be a worn down and dirty spot that was rarely visited, has turned into a pleasantly clean and quiet beach, with a few cute local cafés and guesthouses.

In the end, it turned out to be a terrible idea to walk west. The leisurely pace took too much time and the full strength of the afternoon sun ended up in our faces. Our quickly reddening skin forced us to call it quits before making the full 16.5-kilometer trek to Gimnyeong Beach, which is one of the nicest emerald green beaches in Jeju.

We will be back again to give it another try once the highly anticipated Olle trail No. 21 opens, which is scheduled for the end of the year.

Twenty-one will be quite special because it will connect all of the other trails into one large circuit and will allow people to hike all the way around the island.

Information about all of the Olle trails 1 through 20 has been updated, and can now be conveniently found in English on www.jejuolle.org, or check The Weekly’s Hike Jeju section for reviews and maps.

Clockwise, from top: Woljeong Beach; wind turbines and gamto seaweed; fishing along the Olle trail; bundles of sesame. Photos by Daniel Kojetin

Tel: +82-64-726-9500

FRIDAY, September 28, 2012

The Jeju Weekly

Seogwipo Spots 09

‘Challenging’ to the eye, but terrific taste One Seogwipo restaurant has a mackerel rice roll that will test and tantalize you

Photos by Kim Jung Lim

I was staring at my order in front of me, wondering if I really, really wanted to dig in.

I knew I had definitely ordered gimbap, the famous rice roll wrapped in dried seaweed laver, but instead of the usual salted radish, vegetables, ham, and other favorites, the ingredients inside the roll were starkly unique.

Sticking out from one end of the gimbap was the head of a mackerel fish (ggongchi), and out the other, its tail. This, to be sure, is a rare sight even for most Koreans, and the fish’s sad eyes peering out from the roll made me hesitate to pick up the first piece.

However, it didn’t take long for me to discover that its taste is completely at odds with the weird presentation. It was flavorful, not greasy or smelly as first I imagined. The rice, along with the nutty scent of sesame oil, chewy dried seaweed,

and the suitably salty and juicy fish, were an excellent combination.

This amazing dish was invented more than 20 years ago in the busy kitchen of a Japanese-style restaurant in Seogwipo City. Back then just a busy young waitress, Kang Ji Won is the current owner of Woojeong Huitjip (huitjip is a Korean word denoting a Japanese-style restaurant) in the Seogwipo Maeil Olle Market.

“When I came into the kitchen feeling hungry, the cooks, oh, they were kind to me. They made me gimbap with mackerel,” she said. For her, ggongchi gimbap was a food for the hardworking and hungry restaurant staff — a quick meal with leftover grilled fish.

After opening her own restaurant nine years ago, Kang still had fond memories of that gimbap and sometimes made it for free for her regular customers. It garnered positive reviews, which prompted her to put it on the menu seven years ago as a special item.

However, it didn’t sell well at first.

According to Kang, there is a reason why other restaurants don’t sell ggongchi gimbap, even though they know the dish and its recipe. It turns out that as a regular menu item, it entails too much work; one must grill each fish to order and painstakingly remove its spine. The grilling technique requires great finesse to ensure the meat is neither overcooked nor raw.

Also, if the grilled fish is too hot or too cool, removing the bones can be extremely difficult.

Now, though, Kang doesn’t need to make it herself, she can trust her skilled staff.

“We always try to serve our customers with kindness even when they order just one gimbap because they come here for this food from far away! There are people who say, ‘I came from Gyeongsang province,’ ‘I’m from Seoul,’ or ‘I visited to taste this’... I feel sorry and grateful [so I do this job], not simply to earn 3,000 won from each order.”

Like many other restaurateurs, she is very happy when her customers compli-

ment her on the “delicious” food. She said even though her restaurant updates its menu frequently, she will not drop the mackerel rice roll.

As for initial reactions to the mackerel roll, she said most who order it show “surprise, interest, or concern ... But after tasting it, most of them say ‘Wow, it’s better than it looks!’”

Lastly, here are Kang’s tips on how to eat a mackerel rice roll.

“We put salt on the fish before we grill it, and parts can have different amounts of salt. So you may find a certain piece a little salty and another piece not salty. This is unavoidable.” She continued, “You should eat when it is warm. I suggest finishing it here, not taking it to go.”

Continued from page 2 propel Jeju, and Korea, to be world leaders in the conservation movement,.

Initiated at the 2012 WCC Jeju, the World Leaders Dialogues was a series of five talks on some of the world’s most pressing issues debated by some of the world’s most renowned leaders of business, conservation, NGOs, as well as former and incumbent heads of state.

From Sept. 7 to 11, the debates, under the five themes of the Congress (Nature+ climate, Nature+ food, Nature+ development, Nature+ people & governance, Nature+ life), attempted to tackle issues like poverty, food security, climate change, and many others through discussing the idea of nature’s resilience.

According to IUCN Director General Julia Marton-Lefèvre, the World Leaders Dialogues was a success, with attendance never waning from the first talk to the last. “[It was] terrific, terrific!” she said,

following the final World Leaders Diaogue on Sept. 11.

A common theme during the Congress was the necessity of business to participate in conservation, and that involvement of the private sector is increasing. This growing trend became apparent during the World Leaders Dialogues.

Speaking frankly on Sept. 7, during the first dialogue titled “Nature+ climate: Can Nature save us?” panelist Marvin E. Odum, president of the Shell Oil Company, replied to the question by saying “no,” it can’t.

“When I say that I mean it feels to me there is a danger in the question of taking some of the responsibility away from us, from humans — That’s where I think the responsibility lies. With the right actions from us, then absolutely, then nature will be allowed to save us and we certainly can’t do it without nature.”

Odum said putting a price on carbon

emissions will help change the way people and corporations think about fossil fuel consumption. “[Shell] will produce globally more natural gas than oil for the first time in our history. And that’s a conscious decision to say natural gas is a lower carbon-emitting fuel is going to be the fuel of choice in the fossil fuel arena.”

During the third dialogue on Sept. 9 titled “Nature+ development: Green growth: myth or reality?” Peter Bakker, president of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, said that the necessity to conserve biodiversity and protect nature requires humanity to “radically revolutionize everything that we do.”

To establish green economies, “radical transformation” is required, and not “incremental changes.” Green growth is a “necessity,” he added, but “whether we’re going to make it is a big question.”

He continued that those at the Congress

know of the situation the world is facing and that “the only question this panel and every other session in this Congress should talk about is how we’re going to do it, and how we’re going to do it at scale.

And if we can get that done ... then we have a chance to make it [green growth] a reality and then we have a chance to save this planet.”

Now concluded, the effects of this Congress are expected to help Korea establish a sound environmental infrastructure, one to be modeled the world over.

“I’m sure this Congress will provide Korea with a strong momentum to become a leading country in terms of greening the economy across the world,” said IUCN Secretary General Kim Chong Chun. “It also provides us with a great opportunity to enhance and strengthen domestic environmental policies in line with the global trend.”

By Kim Jung Lim

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Woojeong Huitjip

32 54-gil, Jungang-ro, Seogwipo City (close to the parking lot inside the Seogwipo Olle Maeil Market) Hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. (closed Tuesdays) Tel: 064-733-8522 or 010-5063-3378

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The Jeju Weekly

FRIDAY, September 28, 2012

Uphill battle ahead for the men in orange Jeju winless in 10, drop their first two Championship Round games

Photo by The Jeju Weekly

By Darryl Coote

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The K-League regular season has come to an end and Jeju United, finishing in seventh place, have managed to make it into the Championship Round where the top eight teams will play each other twice to see who will walk away with the 2012 title.

It was a difficult season for both the Orange and its fans. What started off as an impressive start with Jeju juggling between the top three spots, ended with them desperately trying to finish in the top eight. Their last K-League win was back in late July when they trampled the Chunnam Dragons at home 6-0. They have since gone 10 K-League games without a win.

That game was also one of the last appearances of Santos Jr. who had an impressive 13 goals and finished fifth in scoring even though sitting out much of the latter quarter of the season.

He has certainly been missed on the pitch.

Already two games into the Championship Round, Jeju are sitting in last having lost to Jeonbuk Motors at home 1-0 on Sept. 16, and then to the Suwon Bluewings away on the 23rd 2-1.

Against Jeonbuk, Jeju’s offense, their strongest aspect of their play which saw them finish the K-League with second in scoring with 56 goals, was stunted and they were unable to generate many chances against the Motors’ tough defence.

With the teams coming out for the second half nil-nil, it looked like both teams would be walking away with a point each for a tie, but Jeonbuk midfielder Leonardo Rodriguez Pereira had something different in mind.

At the 54-minute mark, Pereira took a penalty kick that seemed to deflect off the Jeju wall, changing path and beating United keeper Han Dong Jin who had already committed going the other way.

The goal was the nail in the coffin for Jeju.

To stay in contention they needed a win over Suwon who finished the K-League in third. After an early goal at the five-minute mark by Suwon midfielder Lee Sang Ho, Jeju’s chances of coming from behind looked slim.

They left the first half down a goal but they came back for the second determined. At the ’49, Jeju midfielder Seo Dong Hyeon made an impressive strike and scored on a play that seemed destined to be distinguished. Just outside of Suwon’s box, Seo got the ball from a long pass by Jeju Captain Choi Won Kwon, and just lobbed it over keeper, and Jeju native, Jung Sung Ryong. The game was now tied up all at one, and Jeju was given a shot of confidence, one they desperately needed, but it was not enough.

Suwon dominated the pitch and nearing the end of the game, with Jeju trying to hold onto the tie, Stevica Ristic put in the game winner.

With less than 15 minutes to play, after a

couple bobbles trying to get the ball into Jeju’s box, it landed on Ristic’s foot with no man on. The only Jeju players back were midfielder Kwon Soon Hyung and defender Heo Jae Won, but they were busy trying to tie up the other Suwon forwards. Alone, Ristic got off a hard low shot that Han Dong Jin had no chance at.

Jeju pressed, but no dice. They couldn’t get the ball down long enough to offer much danger.

The Orange now have a hard uphill battle against them. There are no easy teams any more; they are all fighting it out in the Regulation Round trying not to be kicked out of the K-League for next season. During this long season, Jeju suffered from injuries. They are now playing the toughest teams in the league, so they have to regain the spark from earlier this season.

But after going 10 winless, with Santos out, Jair goalless in this final round, it’s not going to be easy to regain that composure and confidence.

News Briefs National Cemetery to be built in Jeju Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs signed an MOU last week in Jeju City for the construction of a National Cemetery in Jeju, which is set to start construction in December.

Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Park Seung Chun, Jeju Governor Woo Keun Min, war veterans, representatives from an association of families of soldiers and policemen killed on duty, and the Jeju branch of

the Korea Disabled Veterans Organization were on hand for the signing at the provincial office.

It is expected to take at least two years to complete the cemetery at a cost of 36.3 billion won ($32.4 million) and will have space for 10,000 deceased, a monument to them, and a memorial hall.

Steady increase in number of multicultural students on Jeju The number of students from multicultural families in Jeju has rose

more than 20 percent year-on-year in 2012, and 55 percent compared to 2010.

According to data compiled by the Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Office of Education (POE), as of Sept.

17 the number of multicultural students attending primary or secondary schools on Jeju was 446, while the total number in Korea reached 46,954. The number of multicultural kindergartners in Jeju was 86, according to the data.

Among the students attending schools in Jeju, 382 students (85.6 percent) were born here to parents in an international marriage, followed by

45 students (10.1 percent) who moved to Jeju with one foreign-born parent, and 4.3 percent were born to foreign couples residing here, the data showed.

In terms of nationality of the students’ parents, China topped the list at 33.6 percent, followed by Japan (28.2 percent), the Philippines (15.2 percent), and Vietnam (6.5 percent).

In response to the growing number of students from multicultural families, the POE devised a number of measures to help them better adapt to school and school life, including operating “preliminary schools” before they start regular schooling, and designating coordinators for them.

Calendar 11

The Jeju Weekly

FRIDAY, September 28, 2012

Through the lens Photo by Douglas MacDonald

Community Calendar Exhibitions Jeju Scenery, Nature, and Humanity, the exhibition

Until Oct. 8. Gidang Art Museum, 34 Namseong-ro, Seogwipo City. 064-760-2494

2012 KBS Jeju’s Young Artists Exhibition

Until Oct. 18. Obaekjanggun Gallery in the Jeju Stone Park, 2023 Namjo-ro, Jocheon-eup, Jeju City.

064-740-7152

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The Golden Kingdom of the Equator, Indonesia Until Oct. 28. Jeju National Museum, 11 Samsaseok-ro, Jeju-City. 064-720-8000

What Men Live By, the exhibition

Until Oct. 30. Jeju Museum of Contemporary Art, 38 Jeoji 14-gil, Hangyeong-myeon, Jeju City.

Jeju Museum of Contemporary Art exhibits its collection to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the museum.

064-710-7803

Earth Nest, Kang Sul Saeng’s eco-art exhibition Until Oct. 30. Jeju Museum of Contemporary Art, 38 Jeoji 14-gil, Hangyeong-myeon, Jeju City.

064-710-7803

Pat, Pat Exhibition

Until Nov. 28. Jeju Museum of Art, 2894-78 1100-ro, Jeju City. 064-710-4300

Byun Shi Ji Permanent Exhibition

Gidang Art Museum, 34 Namseong-ro, Seogwipo City. 064-733-1586

Performances Sand Animation Performance with Story

Oct. 4. 10:10 a.m., 11:10 a.m., Jeju Culture & Arts Center, 69 Donggwang-ro, Jeju City. 02-420-3005 Tickets: 10,000 won, groups: 5,000 won, Culture Love members: 3,000 won

Jazz in Jeju, concert commemorating Jeju CBS’s 11th anniversary Oct. 9. 7:30 p.m., Jeju Arts Center, 231 Onam-ro, Jeju City. 064-748-7400

Finding Kim Jong Uk, the musical

Oct. 12 to 13. 7:30 p.m., Jeju Culture & Arts Center, 69 Donggwang-ro, Jeju City. 064-710-7643 Tickets: first floor: 20,000 won, second floor: 15,000 won

Dance Lesson

Oct. 13. 3 p.m., 7 p.m., Oct. 14. 2 p.m., 6 p.m., Jeju Arts Center, 231 Onam-ro, Jeju City. 1588-2532 Tickets: R seats: 70,000 won, S seats: 50,000 won

Kang Huh Dalrim Concert

Oct. 13. 6 p.m., Jeju Culture & Arts Center, 69 Donggwang-ro, Jeju City. 070-8201-8464 Tickets: 35,000 won

Doo Doo’s Adventure in Bug’s World, a musical for kids

Oct. 16 to 17. 10:20 a.m., 11:30 a.m., Jeju Culture & Arts Center, 69 Donggwang-ro, Jeju City.

010-7499-1885 Tickets: 12,000 won, groups: 5,000 won

The Magic and Tigers of Rick Thomas, a magic show Until March 31, 2013. 9:40 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., Vegasplex. 2635-1, Songdang-ri, Gujwa-eup, Jeju City. 064-783-5454

Nanta

Everyday 5 p.m., 8 p.m., Jeju Media Center, 82 Sinsan-ro, Jeju City. 064-723-8878 Tickets: 50,000 won, VIP seats: 60,000 won (50% discount for Jeju residents with ID card)

Sports and Recreation Chuseok Hands-on Folk Culture Program

Sept. 29 to Oct. 1. Jeju Folk Village Museum. 40-1 Pyoseon-ri, Pyoseon-myeon, Seogwipo City.

Programs: Making Korean traditional kites and jegi (used for Korean shuttlecock kicking), making sugar cookies, tightrope walking, Korean traditional musical performances, and more.

064-787-4501

Free Movies from Jeju Movie Culture Art Center Jeju Movie Culture Art Center, Ildo 1-dong, Jeju City.

064-756-5757, 064-756-5959 For a complete listing of October’s movie schedule, please go to Jmoviecenter.blog.me.

2012 Jeju Leisure Sports Festival

Oct. 6 to Nov. 11. Tapdong square, beaches, and coastal roads in Jeju City.

Programs: Dance contests, fishing contests, a triathlon, windsurfing, and kiteboarding.

064-728-2753

[K-League] Jeju United vs Busan

Oct. 27. 3 p.m., Jeju World Cup Stadium, 33 Worldcup-ro, Seogwipo City. 064-760-3611

Trail Run Jeju 2012

There will be a 12-km and a 40-km trail run around the Saseumi Oreum area near Jeongseok Airfield in Pyoseon, Seogwipo City, from 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 4. A 100-km Trans Jeju Stage Race will be held from Nov. 2 to 4.

Registration: Until Oct. 12 at www.trjeju.com.

For fees and more information, go to the Trail Run Web site or contact organizer ahnrun@gmail.com.

Seogwipo Culture Art Market & Lee Jung Seop’s walking trail

Every Saturday at 3 p.m., Lee Jung Seop Museum, Lee Jung Seop road 87, Seogwipo City.

064-733-3555

Festivals Jeju Olle Walking Festival

Oct. 31 to Nov. 1 at routes 10 to 13 (Each is about 16-km long, taking 4 to 6 hours to walk) Programs: Orchestral performances, dance numbers, musicals, Nanta, and more Application period is until Oct. 4. through the Olle Web site (Ollewalking.co.kr) Fee: 10,000 won (Groups: 8,000 won per person) For more information, call 064-762-2190.

Seogwipo City Announcements 3rd Pyoseon Youth Culture Center Program

Application period: Sept. 4 to Dec. 29 (Different programs have different application deadlines, available on a first come, first served basis) Applicants: Teens and local residents of Seogwipo City Period: Sept. 1 - Dec. 29 Locations: Pyoseon Youth Culture Center and other locations Programs: Film appreciation, mental arithmetic lessons, learning English through music, natural soap making, cooking, dance, and more Fee: Free of charge, except for the cost of materials For more information, call Pyoseon Youth Culture Center at 064-760-4491 or 760-4493.

2nd Seogwipo City Youth Center Program Application period: From September, depending on the program Period: September - December, 2012 Programs: Volunteer work, firefly observation, hiking Geomun Oreum, table tennis, learning magic, ceramics, and more Applicants: Teens in Seogwipo City (from third grade of elementary school) Application: By phone or email (sunny2150@korea.kr) For more information, call Seogwipo City Youth Center at 064-760-6461

Guidelines for safe usage of home gas lines Always make sure the gas valve is closed when you leave the house.

Clean the gas stove regularly and ensure the pipe is not leaking.

When you use a portable gas stove, do not use a wide pan. This can result in an increase in heat and pressure on the gas bottle, which could lead to an explosion.

While cooking on a gas stove, do not leave the kitchen.

After returning from a long vacation, ventilate the house before using the gas line.

Jeju City Announcements

Emergency operations center during the Chuseok holiday Jeju City will have a 24-hour emergency operation center on standby during the Chuseok holiday, Sept.

29 - Oct. 1. Citizens and visitors will have access to an emergency medical system, a quick garbage collection system, and a tourist information and complaint center.

Jeju City emergency operations center: 064-728-2252 Tourist info and complaints: 064-728-2751 Medical treatment: 064-728-2621 Transportation: 064-728-3361, 064-728-3212 Disaster status control center: 064-728-3752~5 Garbage collection: 064-728-3121, 064-728-3151 In addition, if one is faced with an emergency, the Jeju provincial government has its own 24-hour hotline: Call 120 (064-120).

Timeline for the 18th Presidential Election

Preliminary candidate registration: From April 23, 2012 Candidate registration: Nov. 25 - 26, 2012 Creation of a list of voters and absentees: Nov. 21 - 25, 2012 Confirmation of list of absentees: Nov. 26, 2012 Confirmation of list of voters: Dec. 12, 2012 Absentee vote: Dec. 13 - 14, 2012 Election Day: Dec. 19, 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.

For more information, call 064-728-2252~7

2012 - 2013 Influenza Vaccination Program

Free vaccinations (for all Alien Registration Card holders) Period: From Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, until all supplies are gone, at three public health centers (see below).

Paid vaccinations Period: From Monday, Nov. 5, until supplies are gone Location: Jeju Public Health Center Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday Period: From Monday, Oct. 29, until supplies are gone Location: Eastern and Western Public Health Centers Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday For more information, call the Jeju Public Health Center at 064-728-4095, the Western Public Health Center at 064-728-4152, or the Eastern Public Health Center at 064-728-4212.