As several folk have remarked, The Novotel where tomorrow's Asia Policy Forum will take place, is not a new hotel. Rather it is a new name for a hotel that has in fact changed names several times over. Last incarnation was a Marriott. Before that it was something else.

          Interesting to see that the Pusan authorities appear to have renamed the road crossing as 'Novotel Junction.' What was it called before? Can this be taken as a sign of permanence? Or will they rename the streets again next year when the Novotel becomes the Hilton, or Motel 6?