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[toddswift]

one thing I have noticed about the k directors is the fact that they like to do things under the table, they seem to gloat on the fact that they can rip people off. Well it looks like the Chinese are doing to them, what they like to do to teachers.........
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200805/200805270028.html
Chinese Crab Fishing Boats Crowd Korean Waters

Last Saturday, some 100 fishing boats were tightly lined up off Seokdo Island, 1 km off the northernmost of Yeonpyeong Island. They all flew the red flags of China, working very close Northern Limit Line on the North Korean side. Then suddenly two of them headed across the de-facto border toward Yeonpyeong Island. The reason the two ships moved together is that Chinese ships use a pair trawl net, which is banned for South Korean fishermen in those waters. The pair trawl net searches even the bottom of the sea and thus rakes in all kinds of sea creature including seaweed, shellfish and fry as well as crabs. The Chinese trawlers came south to a point only 500-600 m off Pyeonpyeong Island, with the sound of their engines audible from the island�s tip. There is no doubt they violated the NLL.

A resident on the island said Chinese boats come close enough so fishermen onboard urinating. �It�s happening because our country is weak. If it had happened in Japanese waters, Japan would have already arrested them all,� he added.

[Gwangjuboy]

Hang on, how on earth is this story linked to shady hagwon directors? Sure, I'd be angry if a hagwon owner ripped me off, but then again, if I was a South Korean fisherman I'd be angry with the Chinese for encroaching on my fishing grounds and reducing my income. It's refreshing to see the Korean media take on the Chinese over incidents like this.