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Leader of the pack is Jung Sik Dang, the brainchild of chef Yim Jung Sik.
BBC: Korean food goes high-end in Seoul
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"What you have seen today is just the beginning of a long campaign, " says political activist Kim Min Sik.
CNN: Pains from the Past
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Ironically, Sik, who is now accused of membership in the Ergenekon plot, was an editor at the leftist weekly magazine Notka that "broke" the conspiracy story.
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As Der Spiegel reported last week, veteran journalists Ahmet Sik from the far-left Radikal newspaper and Nedim Sener from the highbrow Milliyet journal were among those rounded up.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Turkey's cautionary tale
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Yet even AK's biggest fans worry that the legitimacy of the Ergenekon case is being dented by heavy-handed tactics such as the arrests of Mr Sik and Mr Sener.
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Lee Kye Sik, the president's man in charge of reforming the government and privatising state-owned firms, fears strong action may not be possible until South Koreans face the abyss.
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Also remaining in the same posts were Daim Zainuddin (finance, special functions), Syed Hamid Albar (foreign), Rafidah Aziz (international trade and industry), Ling Liong Sik (transport) and Samy Vellu (works).
CNN: Stirred But Not Shaken
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Mr Sik cried as he was arrested last year.
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"We will hold on to any small hope to save them, " Ryu Haeng-sik, husband of hostage Kim Yoon-yong, 35, told The Associated Press outside the embassy, his eyes red from weeping and fatigue.
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The winning trio want to use a third-generation technology called W-CDMA "because it will be the standard for 80% of the world market, " says Lee Jung Sik, vice president for LG's bidding unit.
CNN: Stuck On the Runway
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Jung Sik Dang combines ingenuity and impeccable form, turning out dishes like a bowl of tomato jelly, basil sorbet and fresh vegetables, all mixed together at the table in a modern spin on bibimbap (a traditional dish of rice, vegetables, meat and chilli paste, which are stirred together right before eating).
BBC: Korean food goes high-end in Seoul