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doggyji
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 Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 11:45 am Post subject: Seoul plans to extend additional aid to Haiti |
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Seoul plans to extend additional aid to Haiti
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Seoul is expected to increase relief aid to quake-stricken Haiti to around $10 million, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday.
The additional amount would include the initially extended $1 million, and is to come from both private and government coffers. |
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Goon-Yang
Joined: 28 May 2009
Location: Duh
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| Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Now everyone who posted in that other thread has to say sorry and stfu...lol. |
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Forever
Joined: 12 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Goon-Yang wrote: |
| Now everyone who posted in that other thread has to say sorry and stfu...lol. |
Not really, Korea decided to send $10mil today, because YESTERDAY the USA said that were sending $100mil. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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10 million is noteworthy. Great to see. Better late than never.
 Now if some of the chaebols would volunteer their considerable overseas engineering and construction teams to help in rebuilding basic infrastructure, the image of the country and its top companies would be bolstered indeed! Instead of promo ads, they could donate some labour time and demonstrate rather than just state how much of a world leader they are! Not necessary, but a great opportunity. |
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kbit
Joined: 18 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Forever wrote: |
| Goon-Yang wrote: |
| Now everyone who posted in that other thread has to say sorry and stfu...lol. |
Not really, Korea decided to send $10mil today, because YESTERDAY the USA said that were sending $100mil. |
US GDP is 15x Koreas, how much would you expect Korea to send? |
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reactionary
Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Location: korreia
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| Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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| kbit wrote: |
| Forever wrote: |
| Goon-Yang wrote: |
| Now everyone who posted in that other thread has to say sorry and stfu...lol. |
Not really, Korea decided to send $10mil today, because YESTERDAY the USA said that were sending $100mil. |
US GDP is 15x Koreas, how much would you expect Korea to send? |
10 million is fine. It's the TIMING of it - the fact that it came after the initial paltry $1 million. |
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shinramyun
Joined: 31 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Why don't they just NOT send it? waste of money, in my opinion... |
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redaxe
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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| shinramyun wrote: |
| Why don't they just NOT send it? waste of money, in my opinion... |
Are you trying to go to hell? |
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shinramyun
Joined: 31 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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| redaxe wrote: |
| shinramyun wrote: |
| Why don't they just NOT send it? waste of money, in my opinion... |
Are you trying to go to hell? |
Why would I? |
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Tundra_Creature
Joined: 11 Jun 2009
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
10 million is noteworthy. Great to see. Better late than never.
Now if some of the chaebols would volunteer their considerable overseas engineering and construction teams to help in rebuilding basic infrastructure, the image of the country and its top companies would be bolstered indeed! Instead of promo ads, they could donate some labour time and demonstrate rather than just state how much of a world leader they are! Not necessary, but a great opportunity. |
I wouldn't consider it that late anyway. Poor people are still having problems getting the aid they were promised right when it happened. Hopefully that'll change.
Actually, the engineering/construction teams are a great idea (for any country actually). |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Forever wrote: |
| Goon-Yang wrote: |
| Now everyone who posted in that other thread has to say sorry and stfu...lol. |
Not really, Korea decided to send $10mil today, because YESTERDAY the USA said that were sending $100mil. |
If Korea had sent 100 mil nanoseconds after the quake people would bash them for trying to "show up the world" or grab attention or trying to influence a country on the U.S.' back-doorstep or some other thing like that.
I think Korea not taking the lead is fine. The leading nations of the Western Hemisphere should be first, followed by the Francophone nations, then everyone else.
Now if they didn't send ANYTHING, that would be really cold. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Forever wrote: |
| Goon-Yang wrote: |
| Now everyone who posted in that other thread has to say sorry and stfu...lol. |
Not really, Korea decided to send $10mil today, because YESTERDAY the USA said that were sending $100mil. |
And you know this, how? |
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Moldy Rutabaga
Joined: 01 Jul 2003
Location: Ansan, Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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The way that these budgetary decisions are made in the Korean assembly may have nothing to do with responding to the states or other countries. The wheels may just turn more slowly!
$10m is respectable. It may be more interesting to look at how much private citizens or charitable organizations in different countries are donating. |
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Old Gil
Joined: 26 Sep 2009
Location: Got out! olleh!
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| Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Seeing as how Korea is not in the same region and no one really looks to it for leadership regarding much of anything, 10 million is more than enough. |
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conrad2
Joined: 05 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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| I think nations as well actresses, singers, etc feeling the need to advertise how much money they are sending to Haiti is crass and tasteless. |
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