Tragic Closure

입력 2013.07.18 (15:15) 수정 2013.07.18 (16:02)

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[Anchor Lead]

The remaining bodies of missing workers were found overnight at the site of the Noryangjin waterworks construction location flooding, bringing the search effort to a tragic close. All six missing workers have been found dead.

[Pkg]

The bodies of three workers were found at around 11:45 Wednesday night at the flooded reservoir. They were identified as Korean. Earlier on the same night, at about 9:40, the search team found the body of a Chinese worker. Before this, a Chinese national was discovered dead at 7:50AM. The search effort resumed at 9:00PM and all the bodies were recovered in the following two hours.

[Soundbite] Lee Geun-sik(Seoul Dongjak Fire Station) : "The bodies were discovered at the entrance of the verticaltunnel, at 200, 530, 540, and 650 meters, respectively."

The 14-member rescue team had a difficult time conducting the search due to equipment problems. Their water pump had earlier broke due to heavy water pressure. Seven workers are confirmed to have died from the flooding of the water reservoir construction site, including one worker who was found dead on the day of the accident. Police have summoned construction site supervisors and workers to investigate what kind of safety measures were taken at the reservoir. A joint funeral service for the deceased workers is being held at Korea University Guro Hospital.

2. Missing Minutes

[Anchor Lead]

A special investigation team has discovered that the minutes of the 2007 inter-Korean summit are not at the National Archives of Korea. The probe is aimed at verifying allegations that former President Roh Moo-hyun disavowed the inter-Korean sea border at the meeting. But in two visits to the archives, the group of lawmakers failed to find the records.

[Pkg]

Select ruling and opposition lawmakers visited the National Archives of Korea to view the minutes of the 2007 inter-Korean summit on Wednesday, following their previous visit on Monday. They were to conduct a search of the summit records with seven keywords. However, the lawmakers were unable to find the summit transcript at the archive agency. The seven search keywords are the Northern Limit Line, an inter-Korean summit, an equal distance, an equal area, Military Demarcation Line, an inter-Korean defense ministers' meeting, and a general-level meeting. Two copies of the minutes were made after the inter-Korean summit took place in October 2007. The presidential office kept one of the copies and handed it over to the National Archives of Korea when President Roh Moo-hyun retired in 2008. The other one has been kept at the National Intelligence Service. Roh's presidential office must have given a list of transferred documents to the archives at the time. So controversy is expected over the comparison of the presidential office's and the archives' lists of transferred records. The ruling and opposition lawmakers who were selected to view and examine the summit records pledged to keep what they saw a secret. They are now even keeping mum even about whether the summit minutes exist or not. A senior official at the memorial foundation for former President Roh Moo-hyun told KBS that all documents reported to Roh were handed over to the National Archives of Korea. He added that there were no reasons for the former government not to transfer the summit records to the archiving agency, especially since there is a duplicate set that is kept at the National Intelligence Service.

3. NK Ship Search

[Anchor Lead]

Two additional containers were found on the North Korean ship seized at the Panama Canal on its way to North Korea from Cuba. At first suspected of carrying drugs, authorities instead found missile parts on board. The U.S. government has announced that the issue will be discussed with the Cuban authorities.

[Pkg]

Two additional containers were found on the impounded North Korean vessel. The Panamanian government suspects that more weapon parts are hidden inside the containers.

[Soundbite] Jose Mulino(Panamanian Security Minister) : "Besides the two containers you already know - there are two more underneath so I was informed."

Panamanian Security Minister Jose Raul Mulino said the UN technical team as well as American and British experts were asked to participate in the ship's search. The international community is taking note as well. The United States has decided to contact Cuba, which claimed the weapons found on the North Korean ship as its own. U.K. Ambassador to the U.N. Lyall Grant said that although more fact-gathering must be done, it appeared that North Korea had violated the U.N. resolution. The weapon parts found on the Chongchongang ship are suspected of being the fire control radar for the North's signature SA-2 surface-to-air missiles.

4. Chun Raids Continue

[Anchor Lead]

Prosecutors have continued their raids on homes and businesses of former President Chun Doo-hwan's relatives and close aides in search of assets the ex-president could have hidden. Chun owes millions of dollars in fines for stealing state money while in power.

[Pkg]

Two investigators raided the house of one of former President Chun Doo-hwan's close aides on Wednesday. Identified by his surname "Gang," the aide is known to be the manager of Chun's alleged slush funds. Gang is suspected of keeping Chun’s secret valuables at a bank. Prosecutors raided and searched the houses of the former president's 12 relatives and aides. They also combed one of the businesses owned by Chun's eldest son, Jae-kook. The ex-president's older brother, Ki-hwan, was among the people whose properties were being searched. In 1988, Ki-hwan was already questioned by a special parliamentary committee for corruption by the former president and his government as there was suspicion that Chun had hid his assets in Australia. Prosecutors said that they conducted additional raids on Wednesday with circumstantial evidence showing that the relatives and aides managed the former president's assets and opened bank accounts under borrowed names. Prosecutors are also raising the possibility that Chun sold his properties to his relatives and aides by means of fake deals. The prosecution's debt collection investigation against the ex-president is gaining steam under the leadership of Prosecutor General Chae Dong-wook. The prosecutor general ordered the prosecution to mobilize all possible measures to collect overdue fines from former President Chun Doo-hwan.

5. Inspectors Return

[Anchor Lead]

Korean investigators who visited the United States to look into the Asiana crash in San Francisco have returned home. The government has launched a probe into the accident and is analyzing the black box and comparing pilot testimony.

[Pkg]

Six officials of South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport have returned from their trip to the U.S. where they investigated the crash of the Asiana Airlines' passenger jet in cooperation with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. The officials were dispatched to the U.S. shortly after the accident and stayed there for 10 days.

[Soundbite] Park Jeong-gwon(Aviation & Railway Accident Investigation Board) : "We’ll do our best to clarify the exact causebased on the collected information."

With the investigators' return, the probe into the cause of the crash is speeding up. First, the authorities will analyze the aircraft's black box to find out what the pilots said during the flight and what data was recorded. They will compare the black box records with the words of the Asiana pilots and controllers during their interrogation in the United States. Of some 1400 pieces of data contained in the flight data recorder, the investigators have retrieved 220 pieces. After simultaneously analyzing the flight data and audio files, the investigators will likely be able to figure out if there were any technical problems in the aircraft's auto-throttle. The investigators will share information with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board by visiting the U.S. or exchanging emails, and present Korea's stance on the matter.

6. Amendment Proposal

[Anchor Lead]

National Assembly Speaker Kang Chang-hee suggested a constitutional amendment on Wednesday, which marked Constitution Day in Korea. The proposal revives the much-discussed issue of not limiting presidents to a single term in office.

[Pkg]

During a ceremony celebrating Constitution Day on Wednesday, the speaker of the National Assembly publicly suggested a constitutional revision. Assembly Speaker Kang Chang-hee proposed holding discussions on amending the Constitution beginning early next year and completing the amendment by the end of the 19th National Assembly session. He stressed the need to let the new administration focus on state affairs until the end of this year.

[Soundbite] Kang Chang-hee(Speaker, National Assembly) : "Broad discussions on a constitutional amendmentshould take place. The National Assembly should form a special committee on it and gatherthe wise opinions of people from every cornerof society."

A bipartisan group of some 100 lawmakers began discussions on a constitutional amendment in February. The leaders of both ruling and opposition parties also agree on the need to amend the Constitution. However, they are cautious about the timing and methods of the constitutional amendment. The ruling Saenuri Party's spokeswoman Min Hyun-joo said that her party will pursue a constitutional amendment that reflects the spirit of the times. Spokeswoman for the main opposition Democratic Party Bae Jae-jung said that public consensus is the most important factor in revising the Constitution. The current Constitution stipulating a five-year single term for the president was the result of a pro-democracy uprising in June 1987. The Constitution blocks the president from staying in power for a long time. However, it has also produced a negative effect that makes it impossible for presidents to pursue responsible politics because they suffer from a lame duck phenomenon early on in their term. Others argue that the Constitution gives the president too much power. A constitutional revision is an old political issue. Kang’s suggestion is expected to give momentum to discussions on the amendment of the Constitution.

7. Tourism Boost

[Anchor Lead]

The government is taking measures to attract more foreign tourists to the country. Visa procedures are to be streamlined and value-added tax on accommodation will be refunded.

[Pkg]

Seoul's popular shopping district Myeongdong is crowded with tourists from China. Despite the North Korean nuclear threats, the number of Chinese tourists to Korea grew nearly 50% in the first half of this year compared to last year. But their common complaint was that Korea's entry procedure was too complicated. As such, the rules will be changed. Residents of China's major cities will be able to receive one-year tourist visas. Also, when foreign guests stay at Korean hotels, they will get refunds on 10% value-added taxes included room fees. Canada has already instituted this system and has seen a spike in tourists. The Korean government has decided to nurture the tourism industry as a new growth engine and set a target of attracting 16 million foreign tourists by 2017.

[Soundbite] Park Geun-hye(President) : "Tourism combines many different fields and is a highvalue-added industry that can create lots of jobs."

Korea will also permit foreign casinos on board Korean cruise ships to gain more revenues out of the highly profitable cruise business.

8. Cartoon Potential

[Anchor Lead]

For 10 years, the Korean character Pororo has been capturing children's hearts. With a brand valued estimated at over 700 million U.S. dollars and an economic impact of over 5 billion, Korea is searching for a potential successor.

[Pkg]

Each episode lasts only around 100 seconds. Two feuding larvae and their slapstick comedy. This is Korea's own animation called "Larva," which recorded 8.92 million dollars in sales this year in Korea alone. This is the result of a successful marketing campaign that launched the show’s character product merchandise. Since the birth of Pororo ten years ago, Korea's animation market is thriving and is currently estimated at over 446 million dollars. And the animation character licensing industry is expected to reach more than 8 billion dollars this year. This fair features animation stars dreaming of becoming the next big thing since Pororo to take a hold of the profitable market. Some 150 businesses are taking part in the trade show. The government is backing the character and licensing industry, because together with musical theater and films, the industry has the potential to grow as a part of the creative economy. However, experts say that the industry must develop more diverse characters other than those for children's shows before it looks to expand its market.

9. Creative Jobs

[Anchor Lead]

The variety of jobs today defies imagination, and more new vocations are created every year. This year alone, Korea saw 33 new careers added to the job dictionary.

[Pkg]

The first new job we’re going to look at is dating coach. Lee Myeong-gil is Korea's first-ever dating coach. His job was registered in the job dictionary just this year.

[Soundbite] Lee Myeong-gil(Dating Coach) : "I coach single people on how to date, to builda romantic relationship. I’m basically like an encyclopedia of dating."

Unlike in some movies, dating coaches don’t actually play cupid by setting people up. They just teach you how to attract a partner more effectively. It's never easy to win a person's heart, but he enjoys the job because he says he’s good at sizing up someone's personality and preferences.

[Soundbite] "Being listed in the job dictionary is sociallysignificant. It means our society has becomemore accepting of diversity."

There are many new pet-related vocations as well. With nearly 10 million households with pets in Korea now, pet services are growing in number and popularity. Some new sectors include pet funeral services and undertakers. As recently as 10 years ago dead pets were put in a garbage bag and buried in a mountain forest in secret. Since the related laws were revised in the mid-2000s, however, more pet owners have funeral services for their beloved companions. Pet lovers bid goodbye to the animals, just as they would a family member, making the job of pet undertakers increasingly important.

[Soundbite] Park Yeong-ok(Pet Undertaker) : "When pets die, such funereal procedures helpsurviving families cope with their loss and pain."

For those looking for an adrenaline rush, this next job might be worth a look. There’s not many things that get your heart going like bungee jumping. A new trade has emerged at bungee jumping sites, where safety is the top priority. It's bungee master, who oversees the safety of the customers. There are about 20 bungee masters working at nine facilities nationwide. There are no such training facilities in Korea, so bungee jump instructors from the United States or New Zealand are invited to give 40-day training courses.

[Soundbite] Dong Bae-seon(Bungee-Jump Master) : "It was just a part-time job before it got registeredas an official vocation. Now I feel more important and proud."

The job is to ensure the safety of bungee jumpers and maintain the facilities. They’re responsible for making sure jumpers don’t get hurt. Roughly 30 people a day come to bungee jump. So bungee masters have to be physically fit to pull up the equipment every time. They have to test the equipment as well.

[Soundbite] "We feel just as scared up there as customers,but if we let on, they’ll be too frightened to jump.So we pretend not to be scared andtell them it's fun so they can jump."

Their job description also includes developing new ways to jump. So this trade requires fitness, nerve and creativity. Many jobs disappear with time, such as telephone operator. But just as many new jobs emerge as society and industry develop. It’s always interesting to see what other new vocations will be created in the future.

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  • Tragic Closure
    • 입력 2013-07-18 15:57:20
    • 수정2013-07-18 16:02:04
    News Today
[Anchor Lead]

The remaining bodies of missing workers were found overnight at the site of the Noryangjin waterworks construction location flooding, bringing the search effort to a tragic close. All six missing workers have been found dead.

[Pkg]

The bodies of three workers were found at around 11:45 Wednesday night at the flooded reservoir. They were identified as Korean. Earlier on the same night, at about 9:40, the search team found the body of a Chinese worker. Before this, a Chinese national was discovered dead at 7:50AM. The search effort resumed at 9:00PM and all the bodies were recovered in the following two hours.

[Soundbite] Lee Geun-sik(Seoul Dongjak Fire Station) : "The bodies were discovered at the entrance of the verticaltunnel, at 200, 530, 540, and 650 meters, respectively."

The 14-member rescue team had a difficult time conducting the search due to equipment problems. Their water pump had earlier broke due to heavy water pressure. Seven workers are confirmed to have died from the flooding of the water reservoir construction site, including one worker who was found dead on the day of the accident. Police have summoned construction site supervisors and workers to investigate what kind of safety measures were taken at the reservoir. A joint funeral service for the deceased workers is being held at Korea University Guro Hospital.

2. Missing Minutes

[Anchor Lead]

A special investigation team has discovered that the minutes of the 2007 inter-Korean summit are not at the National Archives of Korea. The probe is aimed at verifying allegations that former President Roh Moo-hyun disavowed the inter-Korean sea border at the meeting. But in two visits to the archives, the group of lawmakers failed to find the records.

[Pkg]

Select ruling and opposition lawmakers visited the National Archives of Korea to view the minutes of the 2007 inter-Korean summit on Wednesday, following their previous visit on Monday. They were to conduct a search of the summit records with seven keywords. However, the lawmakers were unable to find the summit transcript at the archive agency. The seven search keywords are the Northern Limit Line, an inter-Korean summit, an equal distance, an equal area, Military Demarcation Line, an inter-Korean defense ministers' meeting, and a general-level meeting. Two copies of the minutes were made after the inter-Korean summit took place in October 2007. The presidential office kept one of the copies and handed it over to the National Archives of Korea when President Roh Moo-hyun retired in 2008. The other one has been kept at the National Intelligence Service. Roh's presidential office must have given a list of transferred documents to the archives at the time. So controversy is expected over the comparison of the presidential office's and the archives' lists of transferred records. The ruling and opposition lawmakers who were selected to view and examine the summit records pledged to keep what they saw a secret. They are now even keeping mum even about whether the summit minutes exist or not. A senior official at the memorial foundation for former President Roh Moo-hyun told KBS that all documents reported to Roh were handed over to the National Archives of Korea. He added that there were no reasons for the former government not to transfer the summit records to the archiving agency, especially since there is a duplicate set that is kept at the National Intelligence Service.

3. NK Ship Search

[Anchor Lead]

Two additional containers were found on the North Korean ship seized at the Panama Canal on its way to North Korea from Cuba. At first suspected of carrying drugs, authorities instead found missile parts on board. The U.S. government has announced that the issue will be discussed with the Cuban authorities.

[Pkg]

Two additional containers were found on the impounded North Korean vessel. The Panamanian government suspects that more weapon parts are hidden inside the containers.

[Soundbite] Jose Mulino(Panamanian Security Minister) : "Besides the two containers you already know - there are two more underneath so I was informed."

Panamanian Security Minister Jose Raul Mulino said the UN technical team as well as American and British experts were asked to participate in the ship's search. The international community is taking note as well. The United States has decided to contact Cuba, which claimed the weapons found on the North Korean ship as its own. U.K. Ambassador to the U.N. Lyall Grant said that although more fact-gathering must be done, it appeared that North Korea had violated the U.N. resolution. The weapon parts found on the Chongchongang ship are suspected of being the fire control radar for the North's signature SA-2 surface-to-air missiles.

4. Chun Raids Continue

[Anchor Lead]

Prosecutors have continued their raids on homes and businesses of former President Chun Doo-hwan's relatives and close aides in search of assets the ex-president could have hidden. Chun owes millions of dollars in fines for stealing state money while in power.

[Pkg]

Two investigators raided the house of one of former President Chun Doo-hwan's close aides on Wednesday. Identified by his surname "Gang," the aide is known to be the manager of Chun's alleged slush funds. Gang is suspected of keeping Chun’s secret valuables at a bank. Prosecutors raided and searched the houses of the former president's 12 relatives and aides. They also combed one of the businesses owned by Chun's eldest son, Jae-kook. The ex-president's older brother, Ki-hwan, was among the people whose properties were being searched. In 1988, Ki-hwan was already questioned by a special parliamentary committee for corruption by the former president and his government as there was suspicion that Chun had hid his assets in Australia. Prosecutors said that they conducted additional raids on Wednesday with circumstantial evidence showing that the relatives and aides managed the former president's assets and opened bank accounts under borrowed names. Prosecutors are also raising the possibility that Chun sold his properties to his relatives and aides by means of fake deals. The prosecution's debt collection investigation against the ex-president is gaining steam under the leadership of Prosecutor General Chae Dong-wook. The prosecutor general ordered the prosecution to mobilize all possible measures to collect overdue fines from former President Chun Doo-hwan.

5. Inspectors Return

[Anchor Lead]

Korean investigators who visited the United States to look into the Asiana crash in San Francisco have returned home. The government has launched a probe into the accident and is analyzing the black box and comparing pilot testimony.

[Pkg]

Six officials of South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport have returned from their trip to the U.S. where they investigated the crash of the Asiana Airlines' passenger jet in cooperation with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. The officials were dispatched to the U.S. shortly after the accident and stayed there for 10 days.

[Soundbite] Park Jeong-gwon(Aviation & Railway Accident Investigation Board) : "We’ll do our best to clarify the exact causebased on the collected information."

With the investigators' return, the probe into the cause of the crash is speeding up. First, the authorities will analyze the aircraft's black box to find out what the pilots said during the flight and what data was recorded. They will compare the black box records with the words of the Asiana pilots and controllers during their interrogation in the United States. Of some 1400 pieces of data contained in the flight data recorder, the investigators have retrieved 220 pieces. After simultaneously analyzing the flight data and audio files, the investigators will likely be able to figure out if there were any technical problems in the aircraft's auto-throttle. The investigators will share information with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board by visiting the U.S. or exchanging emails, and present Korea's stance on the matter.

6. Amendment Proposal

[Anchor Lead]

National Assembly Speaker Kang Chang-hee suggested a constitutional amendment on Wednesday, which marked Constitution Day in Korea. The proposal revives the much-discussed issue of not limiting presidents to a single term in office.

[Pkg]

During a ceremony celebrating Constitution Day on Wednesday, the speaker of the National Assembly publicly suggested a constitutional revision. Assembly Speaker Kang Chang-hee proposed holding discussions on amending the Constitution beginning early next year and completing the amendment by the end of the 19th National Assembly session. He stressed the need to let the new administration focus on state affairs until the end of this year.

[Soundbite] Kang Chang-hee(Speaker, National Assembly) : "Broad discussions on a constitutional amendmentshould take place. The National Assembly should form a special committee on it and gatherthe wise opinions of people from every cornerof society."

A bipartisan group of some 100 lawmakers began discussions on a constitutional amendment in February. The leaders of both ruling and opposition parties also agree on the need to amend the Constitution. However, they are cautious about the timing and methods of the constitutional amendment. The ruling Saenuri Party's spokeswoman Min Hyun-joo said that her party will pursue a constitutional amendment that reflects the spirit of the times. Spokeswoman for the main opposition Democratic Party Bae Jae-jung said that public consensus is the most important factor in revising the Constitution. The current Constitution stipulating a five-year single term for the president was the result of a pro-democracy uprising in June 1987. The Constitution blocks the president from staying in power for a long time. However, it has also produced a negative effect that makes it impossible for presidents to pursue responsible politics because they suffer from a lame duck phenomenon early on in their term. Others argue that the Constitution gives the president too much power. A constitutional revision is an old political issue. Kang’s suggestion is expected to give momentum to discussions on the amendment of the Constitution.

7. Tourism Boost

[Anchor Lead]

The government is taking measures to attract more foreign tourists to the country. Visa procedures are to be streamlined and value-added tax on accommodation will be refunded.

[Pkg]

Seoul's popular shopping district Myeongdong is crowded with tourists from China. Despite the North Korean nuclear threats, the number of Chinese tourists to Korea grew nearly 50% in the first half of this year compared to last year. But their common complaint was that Korea's entry procedure was too complicated. As such, the rules will be changed. Residents of China's major cities will be able to receive one-year tourist visas. Also, when foreign guests stay at Korean hotels, they will get refunds on 10% value-added taxes included room fees. Canada has already instituted this system and has seen a spike in tourists. The Korean government has decided to nurture the tourism industry as a new growth engine and set a target of attracting 16 million foreign tourists by 2017.

[Soundbite] Park Geun-hye(President) : "Tourism combines many different fields and is a highvalue-added industry that can create lots of jobs."

Korea will also permit foreign casinos on board Korean cruise ships to gain more revenues out of the highly profitable cruise business.

8. Cartoon Potential

[Anchor Lead]

For 10 years, the Korean character Pororo has been capturing children's hearts. With a brand valued estimated at over 700 million U.S. dollars and an economic impact of over 5 billion, Korea is searching for a potential successor.

[Pkg]

Each episode lasts only around 100 seconds. Two feuding larvae and their slapstick comedy. This is Korea's own animation called "Larva," which recorded 8.92 million dollars in sales this year in Korea alone. This is the result of a successful marketing campaign that launched the show’s character product merchandise. Since the birth of Pororo ten years ago, Korea's animation market is thriving and is currently estimated at over 446 million dollars. And the animation character licensing industry is expected to reach more than 8 billion dollars this year. This fair features animation stars dreaming of becoming the next big thing since Pororo to take a hold of the profitable market. Some 150 businesses are taking part in the trade show. The government is backing the character and licensing industry, because together with musical theater and films, the industry has the potential to grow as a part of the creative economy. However, experts say that the industry must develop more diverse characters other than those for children's shows before it looks to expand its market.

9. Creative Jobs

[Anchor Lead]

The variety of jobs today defies imagination, and more new vocations are created every year. This year alone, Korea saw 33 new careers added to the job dictionary.

[Pkg]

The first new job we’re going to look at is dating coach. Lee Myeong-gil is Korea's first-ever dating coach. His job was registered in the job dictionary just this year.

[Soundbite] Lee Myeong-gil(Dating Coach) : "I coach single people on how to date, to builda romantic relationship. I’m basically like an encyclopedia of dating."

Unlike in some movies, dating coaches don’t actually play cupid by setting people up. They just teach you how to attract a partner more effectively. It's never easy to win a person's heart, but he enjoys the job because he says he’s good at sizing up someone's personality and preferences.

[Soundbite] "Being listed in the job dictionary is sociallysignificant. It means our society has becomemore accepting of diversity."

There are many new pet-related vocations as well. With nearly 10 million households with pets in Korea now, pet services are growing in number and popularity. Some new sectors include pet funeral services and undertakers. As recently as 10 years ago dead pets were put in a garbage bag and buried in a mountain forest in secret. Since the related laws were revised in the mid-2000s, however, more pet owners have funeral services for their beloved companions. Pet lovers bid goodbye to the animals, just as they would a family member, making the job of pet undertakers increasingly important.

[Soundbite] Park Yeong-ok(Pet Undertaker) : "When pets die, such funereal procedures helpsurviving families cope with their loss and pain."

For those looking for an adrenaline rush, this next job might be worth a look. There’s not many things that get your heart going like bungee jumping. A new trade has emerged at bungee jumping sites, where safety is the top priority. It's bungee master, who oversees the safety of the customers. There are about 20 bungee masters working at nine facilities nationwide. There are no such training facilities in Korea, so bungee jump instructors from the United States or New Zealand are invited to give 40-day training courses.

[Soundbite] Dong Bae-seon(Bungee-Jump Master) : "It was just a part-time job before it got registeredas an official vocation. Now I feel more important and proud."

The job is to ensure the safety of bungee jumpers and maintain the facilities. They’re responsible for making sure jumpers don’t get hurt. Roughly 30 people a day come to bungee jump. So bungee masters have to be physically fit to pull up the equipment every time. They have to test the equipment as well.

[Soundbite] "We feel just as scared up there as customers,but if we let on, they’ll be too frightened to jump.So we pretend not to be scared andtell them it's fun so they can jump."

Their job description also includes developing new ways to jump. So this trade requires fitness, nerve and creativity. Many jobs disappear with time, such as telephone operator. But just as many new jobs emerge as society and industry develop. It’s always interesting to see what other new vocations will be created in the future.

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