Tag: Jeju

A child finds a private cozy spot to cool down from the blistering heat at a waterfall in Sogwipo, a city on South Korea’s southern resort island of Jeju, on Aug. 12, 2016. (Yonhap)

Samda market is open tonight in Shin Jeju. Check it out for food, music and shopping! #Jeju https://t.co/P9vwuBf9f1 pic.twitter.com/qH6tuVCKO1

— The Jeju Weekly (@JejuWeekly) July 29, 2016

Mark Lippert (L), the United States ambassador to South Korea, speaks to students of Jeju National University at a sea wall in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, on May 15, 2016. Lippert also attended the Jeju Food & Wine Festival and met with Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong. (Yonhap)

A Chinese male (C) suspected of killing a Chinese woman on Jeju Island in late 2015 is brought to the Seogwipo Police Station by police officers in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, on May 15, 2016, for further investigation of the murder case. The body of the dead woman was discovered in April. [Yonhap]

It seems to me that the ROK Navy does have a point here because if these protesters were conducting illegal actions that caused cost overruns why should the Korean taxpayer be on the hook for this?:

The South Korean Navy is demanding damages from local groups and residents in Jeju Island for “taxpayer losses” incurred by their opposition to the construction of a new naval base.The groups targeted include the village association of Gangjeong in the city of Seogwipo.“On Mar. 28, we filed a suit with Seoul Central District Court for the exercise of indemnity rights for the Jeju multi-purpose port complex,” the Navy announced in a press release on Mar. 29.“The purpose of this exercise of indemnity rights is to hold those responsible accountable for losses in taxpayer money from among the additional costs of 27.5 billion won (US$23.8 million) incurred due to the [14-month] delay in the port’s construction period owing to illegal obstruction of operations,” it added.

The total compensation claim amounted to 3.4 billion won (US$2.9 million) of the additional costs, with the Gangjeong village association listed among the defendants alongside five groups and 117 residents and activities who took action to oppose the naval base construction.Last year, Samsung C&T demanded 36 billion won (US$31.2 million) in compensation from the Navy for delays in the construction schedule; a figure of 27.5 billion won (US$23.8 million) was finally settled on after mediation by the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board. Mediation is currently under way for Daelim Construction’s claim for 23 billion won (US$19.9 million) in compensation.  [Hankyoreh]

You can read more at the link.

This photo taken on March 22, 2016, shows a shamanic ritual, ” Chilmeoridangyeongdeunggut,” being staged on South Korea’s largest resort island of Jeju. The UNESCO-designated ritual, held every year in the second lunar month, welcomes the goddess of diving women and fishermen. (Yonhap)

Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (C, 1st row), Defense Minister Han Min-koo (3rd from L, 1st row) and other participants pose for a photo during a tour of the 7,600-ton Aegis destroyer, the Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong, at the new civilian-military naval base on Jeju Island on Feb. 26, 2016, in this photo released by the Navy. The tour came after a ceremony marking the base’s launch. The base opened 23 years after it was first initiated to serve as docks for warships and cruise ships and to host forces to quickly respond to any hostile activities in nearby waters. The base construction has been opposed for years by local residents and activist groups who cite environmental damage and the buildup of regional military tensions. (Yonhap)

Horse-meat lovers nationwide will soon be able to enjoy Jeju 'malgogi'#Jeju #Horse #Meat https://t.co/0DU631A098

— The Jeju Weekly (@JejuWeekly) December 30, 2015

Haenyeo School: "The unexpected moments came to be the course's very essence."#Jeju #Divin…https://t.co/0cLYjTeQzq pic.twitter.com/jDKhPkwGaJ

— The Jeju Weekly (@JejuWeekly) December 10, 2015