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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Travel Book Reveals Seoul Through Foreign Eyes

The city of Seoul has published a travel book featuring a collection of articles and travelogues written by foreign journalists.

"Discover Seoul" contains writings highlighting various places around the city, written by 45 journalists from 16 countries who were invited to visit for a four-day tour.

The project is part of the metropolitan government's aim to uncover attractive attributes of the city through the eyes of foreigners, in line with the 2010 Visit Korea Year campaign to raise global awareness of the Korean capital.

The cover of "Discover Seoul" and a featured article.
Link : http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/02/08/2011020801085.html

Han River Cruise Offers Special Discount Until March

To mark the 25th anniversary of the launch of cruises on the Han River, the city of Seoul is rolling back fares to their original prices.

Until March 31, adults pay W3,500 (US$1=W1,118) and children W1,800 for the first cruise of the day, which is at 2 p.m.

The cruises have been a popular leisure activity for families and couples since they debuted in 1986.

The discount is aimed at introducing the river to young children, now on their winter vacation, and encouraging adults to rediscover its beauty.

Reservations must be made through the cruise's website.

Link : http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/01/26/2011012601178.html

Mobile Service Offers Helpful Tips to Foreign Residents of Seoul

The city of Seoul is operating a mobile consulting service to bring help and advice directly to foreign residents throughout this year.

It is aimed at aiding foreign workers, students and multicultural families who cannot afford to visit the Seoul Global Center to resolve the challenges that they face in their daily lives here.
Last year the city provided 54 rounds of consultation sessions, helping tackle a total of 9,697 inconveniences and other difficulties. The top issues were the national pension and insurance, followed by problems related to wages and residence status.

The city plans to expand the advice being offered to include industrial disaster compensation and the social insurance system, from the current issues of labor, law, mobile phone subscriptions and the pension system.

The service is staffed by lawyers, tax accountants, pension experts and others who can offer accurate and professional advice.
Link : http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/02/09/2011020900977.html

Seoul Offers Korean Language Classes Tailored for Foreign Residents

The city of Seoul is operating Korean language classes tailored for foreigners residing here.

Available at 14 city-run centers, the classes last from three to six months. They have proved popular among foreigners as the lectures reflect students' overall Korean proficiency levels and the nature of their stay here.
Among the courses are a storybook narration class designed for parents and children from multicultural families, and a beginner's class for those who know little to nothing about the Korean language.

There are also programs for foreigners who married a Korean, and for those preparing for the Korean language proficiency test. Another is tailored for the city's growing population of Mongolians.

Those wishing to enroll should contact the center in charge of the relevant program.
Link : http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/01/25/2011012500992.html

Korean Women's Golf Goes from Strength to Strength

Clockwise from top left, Kim Ha-neul, Hong Jin-joo, Lee Bo-mi and Ahn Shin-ae

The Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association on Monday announced the schedule for the 2011 season, which is packed with 24 events and promises a record W13.6 billion prize money for participants (US$1=W1,120). That is two more events and W1.6 billion more prize money than last season.

The U.S. LPGA Tour holds just 13 out of 27 events this season in the U.S. and the rest in Asia and Europe. The new KLPGA tournament opened by Hanwha Group this season has a total of W1 billion prize money, the same amount as the men's most prestigious Korea Open.

The first professional women's golf tournament here took place in 1978, more as an accompanying event to the men's tournament. But with the emergence of Pak Se-ri and Kim Mi-hyun in the late 1990s, women's golf caught up. In 2010, the men’s tour in Korea was smaller than the women's, with 18 events and W11.8 billion prize money to the women's 22 events and W12 billion.
What is the secret to the rapid expansion despite the recession? Women's golf has become a national sport since Pak won the U.S. Women's Open in 1998, when the whole country was struggling with another economic crisis. In recent years, Shin Ji-yai and Choi Na-yeon won the money leader's title for two years in a row in the U.S. LPGA Tour, and Ahn Sun-ju topped the money list in the Japan LPGA Tour last year.

The generation who took up golf after watching Pak's success are not only good at golf but also have a great sense of fashion and media appeal. Seo Hee-kyung, Ahn Shin-ae, Hong Jin-joo and Kim Ha-neul even model for their clothing sponsors.

Recently, a number of banks and insurance companies have been establishing women’s golf teams, as it is thought to be a great way of promoting a company to have a few core players in the team.
Link : http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/02/17/2011021700899.html

Lifestyle

Gardens

The principles of temple gardens and private gardens are the same. Korean gardening in East Asia is influenced by Taoism and Korean Shamanism. Taoism emphasizes nature and mystery, paying great attention to the details of the layout. In contrast to Japanese and Chinese gardens which fill a garden with man made elements, traditional Korean gardens avoid artificialities, trying to make a garden more natural than nature.

The lotus pond is an important feature in the Korean garden. If there is a natural stream, often a pavilion is built next to it, allowing the pleasure of watching the water. Terraced flower beds are a common feature in traditional Korean gardens.

The Poseokjeong site near Gyeongju was built in the Silla period. It highlights the importance of water in traditional Korean gardens. The garden of Poseokjeong features an abalone-shaped watercourse. During the last days of the Silla kingdom, the king's guests would sit along the watercourse and chat while wine cups were floated during banquets.
Link : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Korea#Gardens

Sunday, February 13, 2011

តើត្រូវឈប់ប្រើថ្នាំ Di-antalvic ដោយវិធីណា ?

ារាំងជាប្រទេសមួយ ដែលមានឈ្មោះបោះសំឡេង ខាងវិស័យសុខាភិបាល។ ថ្នាំផលិតនៅស្រុកបារាំង ត្រូវបានគេទទួលស្គាល់ថាមានប្រសិទ្ធិភាពខ្ពស់។ ប៉ុន្តែនៅពេលថ្មីៗនេះ មានរបាយការណ៍ជាសាធារណៈបង្ហាញពីគ្រោះថ្នាក់បង្កឡើងដោយការប្រើប្រាស់ថ្នាំមួយចំនួន។ រឿងអាស្រូវនេះ បានរីករាលដាល រហូតលេចចេញបញ្ជីវែងអន្លាយឈ្មោះថ្នាំ “សង្ស័យ” ដែលត្រូវទទួលរងការតាមដាន និងត្រួតពិនិត្យ យ៉ាងសកម្ម។
ហេតុអ្វីបានជាថ្នាំទាំងនោះស្ថិតក្នុងការត្រួតពិនិត្យតាមដាន ? តើគេនៅតែអាចបន្តប្រើប្រាស់ថ្នាំទាំងនោះទៀតបានដែរឬទេ ? ក្នុងអ្នកជំងឺកំពុងទទួលព្យាបាលដោយថ្នាំទាំងនោះ តើគេត្រូវធ្វើដូចម្តេច ? គេត្រូវឈប់លេបវាភ្លាមឬ យ៉ាងណា ?

តាំងពីមានរឿងអាស្រូវទាក់ទងនឹងថ្នាំ Médiator សម្រាប់ព្យាបាលជំងឺទឹកនោមផ្អែម បានបង្កឲ្យអ្នកជំងឺជាច្រើនស្លាប់មក ថ្នាំប្រភេទនេះត្រូវបានគេចាត់ចូលក្នុងបញ្ជីតាមដានត្រួតពិនិត្យបន្តទៅទៀត។ អ្នកជំងឺដែលទទួលទានថ្នាំប្រភេទនេះ ក្នុងអំឡុងពេលបីខែចុងក្រោយ ត្រូវតែអញ្ជើញមកជួបគ្រូពេទ្យវិញ ដើម្បីពិគ្រោះជំងឺឡើងវិញ និងដើម្បីតាមដានសុខភាព ដែលអាចបង្កឡើងដោយ Mediator។ មិនតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ រឿងអាស្រូវនេះ បានធ្វើឲ្យរាលដាលដល់ថ្នាំជាច្រើនប្រភេទទៀត។

ជាក់ស្តែង កាលពីដើមខែកុម្ភៈ កន្លងទៅថ្មីៗនេះ រដ្ឋាភិបាលបារាំងបានផ្សព្វផ្សាយបញ្ជីឈ្មោះថ្នាំ ដែលត្រូវបញ្ឈប់លែងឲ្យធ្វើចរាចរណ៍ នៅលើទីផ្សារ និងបញ្ជីឈ្មោះថ្នាំដែលស្ថិតក្រោមការត្រួតពិនិត្យ។ ថ្នាំខ្លះ ជាថ្នាំដែលយើងធ្លាប់ស្គាល់ និងប្រើប្រាស់ញឹកញាប់រាល់ថ្ងៃទៀត។

ព្រោះសូមបញ្ជាក់ថា នៅប្រទេសបារាំង រាល់ថ្នាំពេទ្យដែលបានទទួលការអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យធ្វើចរាចរណ៍លើទីផ្សារហើយ នៅតែត្រូវទទួលការតាមដានពិនិត្យជាបន្ត ដើម្បីរកពីផលប៉ះពាល់ ពីប្រតិកម្មរបស់ថ្នាំមកលើអ្នកប្រើប្រាស់ ដែលគេមិនចង់បាន Effet indésirable។

ថ្នាំមួយមុខៗ អាចចេញលក់លើទីផ្សារ ទាល់តែមានការទទួលយល់ព្រមពីក្រសួងសុខាភិបាល ហើយដើម្បីបញ្ឈប់ ពីផ្សារ ក៏ត្រូវតែមានដំណើរការតាមដាន ពិនិត្យយ៉ាងល្អិតល្អន់សិនដែរ មុននឹងប្រកាសឈប់ឲ្យធ្វើចរាចរណ៍បាន។

ថ្នាំទាំងអស់នោះមានច្រើនប្រភេទ សរុបចំនួន៧៧មុខ និង១២ប្រភេទ ត្រូវបានចាត់ចូលក្នុងបញ្ជីឈ្មោះថ្នាំកំពុងតាមដាន និងត្រូវបានចេញផ្សាយជាសាធារណៈនៅដើមខែកុម្ភៈនេះ ដោយរដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងសុខាភិបាលបារាំង។

- ថ្នាំសម្រាប់បំបាត់ការឈឺចាប់ ជំងឺទឹកនោមផ្អែម - បញ្ចុះទម្ងន់ - ឈឺសន្លាក់ដៃជើង - ជំងឺបេះដូង -ព្យាបាលជំងឺមហារីក -ជំងឺស៊ីដា -បំបាត់ទុក្ខព្រួយ -ការពារកើតមុន -ជំងឺឆ្កួតជ្រូក -ជំនួយដំណេក -ការពារជំងឺសើស្បែក -ការពារមហារីកស្បូន ។ល។ និង ។ល។

ចំណែកថ្នាំបំបាត់ការឈឺចាប់ Di-Antavic នឹងដកចេញពីផ្សារ លែងឲ្យធ្វើចរាចរណ៍ ចាប់ពីថ្ងៃទី១មីនា២០១១នេះទៅ។ ព្រោះវាអាចបង្កឲ្យមានផលវិបាក និងប្រតិកម្មជាច្រើន ដូចជា ៖ ក្អួតចង្អោរ- ឈឺពោះអស់កម្លាំង- វិលមុខ- ងងុយគេង- រលាក ឬរលួយថ្លើម- ក្នុងករណីប្រើហួសកំរិតនឹងអាចនាំឲ្យគាំងបេះដូងស្លាប់។

ប៉ុន្តែសូមមេត្តាកុំបញ្ឈប់ការប្រើប្រាស់ថ្នាំទាំងនោះដោយឯកឯង ដោយគ្មានបញ្ជាពីវេជ្ជបណ្ឌិត និងឱសថការី៕
Link : http://www.khmer.rfi.fr/Medicaments%20sous%20surveillance%E2%80%8B