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Michelin star chef heads new restaurant in Seoul
Sardinian chef Roberto Petza assembles an amuse-bouche, starting with a base of carrot soup, layering it with slivers of bamboo, adding thin, short wands of almonds before topping it off with slices of raw oyster. Careful, deliberate and exacting, Petza is busy at work in the kitchen of his latest gastronomic adventure, Harmonium. "I like Korea," Petza, 45, explained why he decided ...
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UPDATE 1-S.Korea needs to keep easy policy for while think tank
Thu May 23, 2013 12:23am EDT * Easy policy can stay for extended period - think tank * Economic growth slow, inflation extremely low * Retail, credit data shows depressed consumer confidence By Choonsik Yoo SEOUL, May 23 (Reuters) - South Korea needs to maintain an expansionary monetary policy for a longer period as the economy is growing slower than forecast while inflation eases to a 14-year ...
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South Korea's tool for northern diplomacy
A 66 square kilometre industrial complex just over the border is an important part of reconciliatory efforts between South Korea and the North. It is important to the economy as well, but its diplomatic significance runs far deeper.
The Kaesong Industrial Complex is the only industrial special administrative region that still exists as a joint agreement between North and South Korea. Following the sinking of the ROKS Cheonan, relations between the two countries deteriorated significantly, with South Korea accusing the North of the attack and the North subsequently denying involvement. Read more
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