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a. Title: Ethiopian Becomes First Refugee-Citizen in South Korea

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c. Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8583611.stm

d. A summary of the issue/problem: A 38-year-old Ethiopian left persecution in his home country in 2001 and was given citizenship sometime last week. South Korea signed the refugee convention in 1994. So far, they have accepted 175 claims of refugee status and have given them humanitarian assistance.

e. Offer an ethical judgment about the action(s) of the individuals involved justified by some ethical criterion discussed in class: I think this is a good thing and it will get better as the years go on. Hopefully, it won't take as long for them to get citizenship.

f. Provide some recommendation for what now should be done by the firm to resolve the issue: Now, I think they should take a shorter amount of time to accept refugees as citizens. Wednesday, March 24th 2010

a. Title: Korean Man Marries Giant-Sized Pillow

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c. Link: http://news.oneindia.in/2010/03/16/koreanman-marries-giant-sizedpillow.html

d. A summary of the issue/problem: Lee Jin-gyu has married his huge body pillow, with the help of a local priest, with the image of television vixen Fate Testarossa on it. He has dated this pillow for six years. On their wedding, the pillow was outfitted with its own custom wedding dress. However, Lee has additionally expressed his doubts with going through with the marriage.

e. Offer an ethical judgment about the action(s) of the individuals involved justified by some ethical criterion discussed in class: I think this is very strange, especially to be happening in South Korea. Although he shouldn't be able to marry an inanimate object, if he's not disturbing anyone, then I don't see a problem.

f. Provide some recommendation for what now should be done by the firm to resolve the issue: I don't think anything should be done about this issue. Unless he causes any major problems, they should not allow them to be married. Thursday, March 18th, 2010

 a. Title: Seoul Unveils Electric Vehicle

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c. Link: http://www.upi.com/Science_News/Resource-Wars/2010/03/11/Seoul-unveils-electric-vehicle/UPI-84061268330963/

d. A summary of the issue/problem: South Korea has presented what is considered the world's first commercial wireless electric vehicle. It was created by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. The wireless electric vehicle can run up to 24.8 miles per hour. It is said to be one of the most significant gains of the 21st century. This technology is hoped to be applied to city buses as early as next year. The technology will reduce pollution and problems associated with hybrid vehicles.

e. Offer an ethical judgment about the action(s) of the individuals involved justified by some ethical criterion discussed in class: I think this is a really good asset to the future of cars and vehicles. This is because it would provide a big decrease in pollution, and hopefully other things associated with cars and vehicles.

f. Provide some recommendation for what now should be done by the firm to resolve the issue: In my opinion they should still try to better this electric vehicle. One way should be by how many miles per hour it can run up to. Wednesday, March 10th 2010

a. Title: South Korea Opens Prison For Foreign Convicts

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c. Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8530836.stm

d. A summary of the issue/problem: South Korea has opened up the world's first purpose-built prison for foreign convicts. The prisoners are offered Western Food, satellite TV programs in different languages, and classes in Korean culture. A library full of books from the foreign embassies in Seoul is also available to the prisoners. An American prisoner stated that the food and education on offer was better better. The facility tries to respect the inmates' human rights and treat then in humanitarian manner.

e. Offer an ethical judgment about the action(s) of the individuals involved justified by some ethical criterion discussed in class: In my opinion, this prison is a good thing for society in South Korea. Inmates should at least have their human rights respected. I don't think they over did anything and it was just enough.

f. Provide some recommendation for what now should be done by the firm to resolve the issue: This isn't exactly an issue, except the fact that the inmates' human rights weren't respected before. Started: Tuesday, February 23rd 2010 Finished: Monday, March 1st 2010

a. Title: Japan Apologizes for Colonial Rule of Korea

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c. Link: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/11/japan.korea.apology/index.html?iref=storysearch

d. A summary of the issue/problem: On Thursday, the Japanese Foreign Minister, Katsuya Okada, spoke at a joint press conference with his South Korean counterpart, Yu Myung-Hwan, in Seaoul to apologize for the more than three decades when Japan ruled over Korea. He called this time a tragic incident. While Japan was in control, they were accused of forcing about 200,000 women to serve as sex slaves for their Imperial Army. There were street protests and lawsuits over the sufferings of the comfort women in South Korea.

e. Offer an ethical judgment about the action(s) of the individuals involved justified by some ethical criterion discussed in class: I think it was nice of the Foreign Minister to apologize even though it happened decades ago. Also, that he thought that the victims should never be forgotten.

f. Provide some recommendation for what now should be done by the firm to resolve the issue: I recommend that the firm accept the apology from the Foreign Minister. Also, that they make sure he sticks by what he said. Thursday, February 18th, 2010

a. Title: South Korea: North Resumes Firing

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c. Link: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/01/27/nkorea.firing/index.html?iref=allsearch

d. A summary of the issue/problem: North Korea fired artillery shells toward South Korean-controlled Yeonpyeong Island on Wednesday and then again on Thursday in the same area. They said the shells were part of an annual training drill. South Korea responded by shooting vulcan cannons into the air. They wanted to make a statement that they weren't intimated by saber-rattling by the communist neighbor.

e. Offer an ethical judgment about the action(s) of the individuals involved justified by some ethical criterion discussed in class: I think that it was wrong for North Korea to just fire the artillery shells because they could have harmed innocent people. Also, I thought it was wrong that South Korea shot cannons into the air. They could have handled the situation differently instead of in a violent way.

f. Provide some recommendation for what now should be done by the firm to resolve the issue: In my opinion the firm should have tried to talk to North Korea about what happen and then stated their statement. Friday, February 5th, 2010