The yen for Asia began in earnest in 1994, when pitcher Chan Ho Park was signed from South Korea by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Other films in the shortlist included Chan-wook Park's "Oldboy" from South Korea and Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki's animated film "Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi" ("Spirited Away").

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He also received a briefing on the Yeosu World Expo and met the President of Yonhap news agency, Park Jung-chan.

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