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  Seoul Hotels List- T   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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www.landseoul.com /Hotels-Letter-T.html   (1334 words)

  
 Chosun Ilbo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chosun Ilbo is one of the leading newspapers (if not the leading) in South Korea, with a circulation of 2,380,000 copies daily.
First was a project culmination of the Chosun Ilbo Establishment Union, in September, 1919, promptly being followed by the founding of the company, in March 5, 1920.
Chosun Ilbo's former chairman Bang Eung Mo is known as the "Pro-Japan" during Japanese reign.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chosun_Ilbo   (693 words)

  
 Chosun University -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Chosun University is a major (A republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948) South Korean private university.
It was renamed Chosun Academy shortly thereafter, and became a college in 1948.
Chosun University maintains sisterhood ties with a large number of institutions: 70 internationally, and 42 domestically.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/chosun_university.htm   (305 words)

  
 Annals of the Chosun Dynasty
The Annals of the Chosun Dynasty comprise 1,893 books covering 472 years (1392~1863) of the history of the Chosun Dynasty, from the reign of King Taejo, the founder, to the end of the reign of King Chuljong.
First, the Annals of the Chosun Dynasty are the authentic records of one dynasty which cover the longest period of time.
By this account, the Annals of the Chosun Dynasty are evidently the world's most outstanding in size, historic value, richness of content and every other respect.
www.geocities.com /u_uc/annal.html   (647 words)

  
 Review of Chosun Galbee Restaurant - Los Angeles, CA, 90019 - Citysearch
Chosun Galbee is one of the best Korean bbq places in L. Meat is fresh, kimjee is tasty and the soups (the ordered one, not the free stuff) are excellent.
Chosun galbi is an interesting place -- I know some people who love it and many who revile it.
Chosun Galbi is not dramatically different from any of the Korean restaurants found in LA's Korea Town, except for its setting and design.
atlanta.citysearch.com /review/6733   (750 words)

  
 the delicious life: Only if the Captain - Chosun Galbee
I remember when Chosun Galbee used to be on Western Avenue, the entrance hidden in the back, a modest street presence, sandwiched between two neighboring businesses, smaller space, and a very plain, simple interior decor.
Chosun Galbee is big-time now; and is oft-recommended to non-Koreans as a fairly good representation of Korean cuisine.
Chosun galbee’s hae-mool pah-jun is far from any of that, and unfortuantely, is a woeful embarassment to Korean cuisine.
thedeliciouslife.blogspot.com /2005/05/only-if-captain-chosun-galbee.html   (1563 words)

  
 on the job: Chosun University
Classes in the LEI are non-credited, so they're geared toward students who have a strong interest in or need for English-speaking skills.
Some kids' classes are also held at the LEI; usually the students are children of Chosun faculty or staff.
In the 2000 summer session, Rob and Cheris (among some other teachers at Chosun) taught intensive courses for middle- and high-school students.
www.greasyelbow.com /korea/chosun   (461 words)

  
 Chosun vs. Han   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Historically speaking, Chosun was an old kingdom in the northwestern part of the peninsula, which was destroyed by the Chinese Han Empire in 108 BC.
The Chosun Dynasty, also called the Yi Dynasty, was the kingdom which ruled the whole peninsula (1392-1894).
Koryo was a kingdom followed by Chosun Dynasty and became the etymology of the English name "Korea".
www.geocities.com /neue_strassenbahn/chosunhan.html   (403 words)

  
 Intellectual Property Professional Information Center: Tiger Costume Is Protectable, But Sales of Similar Costume Can ...
Although there is no direct evidence of copying, infringement may be inferred by showing that Chosun had access to Celebration's copyrighted work and that Chosun's accused costume is substantially similar to Celebration's, the court went on.
Even if the tigers are substantially similar, however, Chosun maintained that its tiger was arrived at independently without copying because its source was a stuffed animal tiger it came up with long before the Celebration tiger was designed.
The court, reviewing the testimony of Chosun officials, agreed that the Chosun tiger was derived from a stuffed animal pictured in Chosun's catalog four years before the Celebration tiger was designed.
ipcenter.bna.com /pic2/ip.nsf/id/BNAP-5HKKKY?OpenDocument&PrintVersion=Yes   (1360 words)

  
 The Korea Herald : The Nation's No.1 English Newspaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The closest hotel to the BEXCO, the main venue for the APEC 2005 Korea, The Westin Chosun Busan is definitely at the center of the action.
Established in 1914 and located in the heart of Seoul's business district, The Westin Chosun Seoul was the first luxury hotel in the country and, even today, continues to collect awards and plaudits from authorities in business and leisure travel.
However, with such high-profile international events as the APEC summit repositioning the city of Busan as a new cultural and commercial hub of Asia, The Westin Chosun Busan's status also seems to be remapped in the hotel industry.
www.koreaherald.co.kr /SITE/data/html_dir/2005/11/18/200511180024.asp   (913 words)

  
 Chosun Gallery - Importers of fine and decorative oriental furniture and arts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Chosun Gallery has established an enviable reputation for fine antique and new furniture, art and artifacts from China, Korea and Japan.
Chosun Gallery is unique in Sydney, with our vast range of Chinese, Japanese and Korean pieces all under the same roof.
Call in to this delightful gallery, be welcomed by friendly and knowledgeable staff and be introduced to the fascinating history and culture of Chosun, which, translated from Korean, means “The Land of the Morning Calm".
www.buddhastatue.net   (183 words)

  
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Respondent admits and I find that it is an employer engaged in commerce within the meaning of Section 2(2), (6), and (7) of the Act and that the Union is a labor organization within the meaning of Section 2(5) of the Act.
EXCLUDED: All confidential employees and employees of Chosun Il Bo, Seoul, Korea, on temporary assignment, and guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
We will not threaten that the newspaper might be closed, inform you of new disciplinary and probationary policies, ask you to work extra hours, promise you benefits, solicit you to abandon your support for the Union nor interrogate you concerning your support for the Union.
www.nlrb.gov /nlrb/shared_files/decisions/303/303-142.txt   (5384 words)

  
 Association for Asia Research- Korea? Where is it?
Modern DNA tests showed that the remains were those of a woman, a teenage boy, and a female child, most likely a family that died in a sudden volcanic eruption about 300,000 years ago.
Chosun lost much of the glory of Go-Chosun and controlled less than 90,000 square miles roughly equal to the combined area of Tennessee and Kentucky, a mere fraction of the land formerly occupied by Go-Chosun and Koguryo.
The Chosun Kingdom was under constant attacks by Japanese pirates and Chinese bandits.
www.asianresearch.org /articles/1424.html   (1207 words)

  
 Chosun Ilbo - newspaper in Seoul, Korea (South) covering Seoul local news at Mondo Times
Chosun Ilbo is a newspaper in Seoul, Korea (South) covering general news.
The Chosun Ilbo is the largest newspaper in Korea, with a circulation of over 2.2 million copies per day.
Chosun Ilbo contact information is available only to Mondo Times Advanced and Professional Members.
www.mondotimes.com /1/world/kr/204/4668/11778   (133 words)

  
 Chests of Korea's Chosun Dynasty
The goal of the Chosun chest maker was to celebrate the wood’s lines, hues, tones and texture in his product.
"Representative" Chosun dynasty chests are those that were crafted before the end of the nineteenth century, when society was a pyramid of royal family, aristocracy, commoners, and low-born.
The small number of authentic Chosun chests available on the market is decreasing even more by the year, and they are becoming more and more valuable.
koreamosaic.net /chests   (699 words)

  
 Westin Chosun (Seoul City): Details
The Westin Chosun Seoul was the first Western-style hotel to open its doors in Sogong-dong, in the heart of Seoul, in 1914.
As the only luxurious building during that era, the Westin Chosun was the center of Korea's political, economical, and cultural activities.
As the Chosun revolutionized the country in the past, currently, the Westin Chosun continues to lead the hotel industry, and offers the best in modern facilities by providing a PC, cellular phone, and PDA in each guest room.
www.lifeinkorea.com /hotels/Korea/1036   (359 words)

  
 12/9/98 - LARGEST KOREAN NEWSPAPER COMPANY SELECTS SUN TO BUILD PRODUCTION SYSTEM FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
In an effort to rapidly and cost-efficiently position its publishing operations for the new millennium, Chosun Ilbo has decided to replace its current mainframe systems and take advantage of the robust, data-center class performance of the Sun Enterprise cluster solution built on the Solaris™ operating environment.
Chosun Ilbo, the Media Group, aims to become the Total Media Group for the 21st Century, from paper media to multi- media to satellite service, by combining newspapers, magazines, broadcasting and communications.
The Chosun Ilbo links digital satellite broadcasting, an Internet news service, and a multi-media database as well as offering News On Demand, and is leading the way to create a unified multi-media news format.
www.sun.com /smi/Press/sunflash/1998-12/sunflash.981209.3.html   (875 words)

  
 Chosun Gift Shop
Handicrafts from the Paraplegic Village and the Vocational school for Girls, Young Chin, were added to serve a dual purpose to introduce Korean handicrafts to the American shoppers and to help these institutions with the extra income.
The Chosun pays its own way including utilities, all transportation of merchandise from other countries and the delivery of goods from ports in Korea.
The Chosun was again relocated to another temporary location and finally opened its doors to a newly built permanent location on May 26, 1998.
www.angelfire.com /ks/Yongsan/chosun.html   (492 words)

  
 Westin Chosun Beach Hotel - Pusan - South Korea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
For the past 22 years, the Chosun hotel has played a vital role in the tourism of Pusan.
For the Pusan area, the Westin Chosun Beach was the first deluxe hotel.
Along a spectacular stretch of Korea's most famous beach, The Westin Chosun Beach enjoys an idyllic location against a backdrop of mountains and cool forests, minutes from the National Museum and the Pumo Buddhist temple.
www.sino.net /south-korea-hotels/Westin-Chosun-Beach-1262.html   (339 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Yi called his kingdom Chosun after Go-Chosun and moved his capital from Kaesong to Seoul.  Chosun lost much of the glory of Go-Chosun and controlled less than 90,000 square miles roughly equal to the combined area of Tennessee and Kentucky, a mere fraction of the land formerly occupied by Go-Chosun and Koguryo.
Chosun is a client-state of China and the Emperor of China is the effective ruler of Chosun.
The Chosun royal court is weak and about to fall, and so, Chosun should become part of China, and a member of China's royal family should be appointed to rule over Korea.  The Korean people have enjoyed peace for over 500 years and so know nothing about waging war.
www.kimsoft.com /2003/us-kr-relation.doc   (12704 words)

  
 The Westin Chosun Hotel
The first Western-style hotel in Korea, The Chosun Hotel was built in the heart of Seoul.
It provides the largest rooms in Seoul, all magnificently and recently renovated, including eight floors of Executive Club rooms, which are designed to specifically meet the needs of the international business traveler, with a host of special privileges and conveniences.
Each of the 453 elegantly furnished guest rooms and suites at The Westin Chosun has recently undergone an extensive renovation by the internationally acclaimed New York interior design firm of Chihada, Siembieda and Partners.
www.asiatravel.com /southkorea/prepaid/westin_chosun   (465 words)

  
 Westin Chosun Hotel Seoul - information and booking service.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Chosun Hotel is located in the heart of Seoul's vibrant downtown, financial and shopping district.
The guest will definitely feel the difference while staying in any of its 453 guestrooms, each carrying the Westin Chosun trademark that ensures state-of-the-art facilities and personal service.
All rooms are ultra modern in design, harmonizing the appearance and function expected of the Westin Chosun.
www.accomline.com /hotels.reservations/Westin_Chosun_Hotel_Seoul.htm   (163 words)

  
 Joseon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See Names of Korea for more details on the changing use of the name.
It is also used in the names of two prominent newspapers: the South Korean Chosun Ilbo and the pro-North Choson Sinbo of Japan.
This page was last modified 03:47, 20 November 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chosun   (158 words)

  
 NKChosun.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
This is a part of the 'Cult of Dangogi' stated in Minjuchosun, an organ for the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly and the Cabinet, praising that Dangogi is the best among all other traditional 'Chosun' food for preserving one's health in summer season.
As the Democratic Chosun praised that Dangogi is a traditional food full of ethnicity, it introduced Dangogi that "many homes in North Korea use it to maintain vigorousness of health, replenish women's blood, make a fine skin and recover one’s health."
The Chosun Language Dictionary of North Korea describes it as "a word for a meat of some domestic animal made to food," but it does not specifically points out that it is meat of a dog.
nk.chosun.com /english/news/news.html?ACT=detail&res_id=6445   (656 words)

  
 Chosun ITF > Home
Chosun I.T.F. Taekwon-Do Australia is an officially recognised school affiliated with the International Taekwon-Do Federation (President Chang Ung) and the Australian National Governing Body.
The school was formed in February 2003 by Mr Steven Luxmoore (5th Dan I.T.F.), following 18 years of practicing Taekwon-Do.
The name Chosun ITF was chosen as it represents the ancient Korean name for Korea, the birthplace of Taekwon-Do and recognises that the I.T.F. was the original international body for the development of Taekwon-Do.
www.chosunitf.com   (89 words)

  
 Intellectual Property Professional Information Center: Tiger Costume Is Protectable, But Sales of Similar Costume Can ...
Chief Judge Larry J. McKinney acknowledged that Celebration's registration for its tiger costume is prima facie evidence of a valid copyright.
Chosun had access to Celebration's tiger because it was widely available at stores, Judge McKinney found.
Anthony H. Handal, Handal and Morofsky LLC, of Norwalk, Conn., represented Chosun.
ipcenter.bna.com /pic2/ip.nsf/id/BNAP-5HKKKY?OpenDocument   (1360 words)

  
 A Short History of US-Korea Relation Prior to 1950   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Chosun is economically bankrupt and powerless, and we wish to accept the Gospel with the help of the Western nations and obtain funds to rescue our people.
The Chosun royal court is weak and about to fall, and so, Chosun should become part of China, and a member of China's royal family should be appointed to rule over Korea.
A Chosun army led by Gen. Han Sung Gun and Gen Yang Hyung Soo defeated the French in a series of savage battles and Roze was forced to flee.
www.kimsoft.com /2003/us-kr-relation.htm   (17533 words)

  
 Chosun Voyeur
Here are two links to Chosun Ilbo summaries, one in english the other korean.
I’ve never been to Davos, but I’ve sat next to the hot-looking Eurototty in the Alpine bar and tried to wangle me a little après-ski action and there comes a point in the evening when she says, ‘Zat George Boosh.
It's newspapers and TV news programs are already broken down along ideological lines, with most of the major papers tending to be heavily conservative (Chosun, Dong-A) and the TV guys trending a bit to the Left.
corpycarly.typepad.com   (6439 words)

  
 Best Christian websites - Chosun Journal and righteous violence
For the Chosun Journal is devoted to the continuing online exposure of the horrors of the brutal North Korean regime.
It not only works to move consciences about the misery being inflicted daily on the people of North Korea, but it also provides practical guidance on what we can all do.
Sometimes regimes can be so evil, that violence, or the credible threat of violence, is the only moral way of stopping their aggression.
www.martinrothonline.com /ChristianInternet/ChosunJournal.htm   (438 words)

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