YeinJee's Asian Blog » Lee Myung-bak http://yeinjee.com Asian culture, lifestyle, food, travel, celebrity and entertainment. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:21:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Korean Buddhists protest religious discrimination http://yeinjee.com/2008/korean-buddhists-protest-religious-discrimination/ http://yeinjee.com/2008/korean-buddhists-protest-religious-discrimination/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:12:22 +0000 Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/?p=3058 Tens of thousands of Buddhists packed the plaza in front of Seoul City Hall on Wednesday (Aug 27) to protest the alleged religious favouritism of President Lee Myung-bak and his administration.

The rally was organised by Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, the largest Buddhist group in South Korea. The police estimated that 55,000-60,000 people took part in the rally, including thousands of monks.

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Korean Buddhists protesting in Seoul (Image from Jogye Order’s website)

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Bush is happy

US president George W Bush visited the US women’s beach volleyball team on August 9 during their training session. It was a happy visit obviously…

US president George Bush checking the women beach volleyball players at Beijing Olympics
Hmmmm… (Image from Chinanews)

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South Koreans protest in Seoul against US beef import (Image from Xinhuanet)

US beef had been banned by South Korea since the first case of mad cow disease in the US was discovered in late 2003. Lee’s government however signed an agreement in April 2008 to resume importing US beef to clear the path for a broader free trade agreement, which could see 20 billion dollars rise in annual trade between the two countries.

The decision is not welcomed by the public, stating public health concerns. The government tried to calm public anger by asking the United States to refrain from exporting any beef from cattle above 30 months old (which is more proned to the disease) but it doesn’t go well with the public which are asking for a complete renegotiation.

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