The Jeju Weekly Issue 99 is out around Jeju now! Read the top stories here on our website.
Helping the British "live and thrive" in Korea
HM Consul Graham Nelson flew into Jeju from Tokyo to support the growing British community here and he reflected on his love for the region. He also warns that punching snowmen is no laughing matter. Read more here.
Slow tree removal leads to disease spread
Inaction from provincial officials has exacerbated the recent spread of pine wilt disease as warnings went unheeded as far back as spring. Read more here.
“Threat has always been government control,” says Geoparks chief
Jeju's Geopark status is jealously guarded and officials are rightly proud, but Asian Geoparks Coordinator Ibrahim Komoo says officials have yet to appreciate the true worth of conservation and its meaning to history and culture. Read more here.
“Keep away from the hagwon,” NLCS head warns
NLCS admissions are open for 2014 and Peter Daly gives timely advice to prospective students and parents, espcially if they are relying on prepping techniques to get through the interview: "I just ask another question," he says. Read more here.
He lives in a cave on a mountain
Steve Tesseiar recounts a moving tale of what you can encounter in a Jeju cave when it is just you, your thoughts, the Jeju wind...and a bloke with a can of Cass. Read more here.
Issue 99 cover shot
This edition's cover shot was captured by Jeju Weekly photographer Douglas MacDonald on Saebyeol Oreum, Aewol-eup. It personifies the warm glow of a Jeju autumn. Click here to see more and here for his Flickr account. |