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...The probe will focus on two consortiums bidding for the development of a solar park in Romania, part-financed by EU funds....
...But last week, the leader of Yoon’s People Power party, former justice minister Han Dong-hoon, acknowledged that the gift could “be a matter of public concern”....
...I love Hannam-dong, the heart of the city....
...“Space is becoming increasingly militarised and weaponised . . . turning [it] into a giant geopolitical chessboard,” South Korean foreign minister Park Jin told the forum on Monday....
...“The probe also seems politically motivated,” said Oh Dong-jin, a film critic....
...But Park, the YouTuber known as Mr Battery, said the comparison was misplaced. “They are not Korea’s GameStop, which is a failing company, but more like the Tesla of Korea,” Park said....
...Further north of the country, we head towards the Unesco-protected geopark of Đông Văn....
...On Monday, Shanghai authorities locked down the city’s Disneyland theme park after one guest tested positive....
...Shin Dong-bin, chair of Korean retail giant Lotte Group, who received a suspended 30 month sentence in 2018 for bribery, will also receive a pardon....
...Cho Hyun-dong, South Korea’s deputy foreign minister, who presided over this week’s meeting that brought together lawyers for the victims, academics and legal experts, said: “It is meaningful that the public...
...More than 6,000 people working in Ho Chi Minh City’s industrial parks live in Dong Nai, while thousands of city residents work in Dong Nai....
...Kim Dong-yeon, a popular former finance minister who is trying to model himself on French president Emmanuel Macron, wants to go even further and completely overturn the county’s legal system....
...Her husband, Choi Dong-beom, said the companies had rejected his requests for meetings. Choi has filed a claim with KCOMWEL for compensation....
...Park Hyatt Seoul, hyatt.com, from £230. Rakkojae Seoul, rkj.co.kr, from £200. RESTAURANTSPrices are for a full meal for one with alcohol.Jaha Sonmandoo, 245-2 Buam-dong, Jongno-gu, about £20....
...To keep up, Vietnam has more industrial parks in the works, including at least 17 to open in the next few years, by Savills' count....
...But compared with Hong Kong and Singapore, South Korea is still hamstrung by tough regulations, an inflexible labour market and higher tax rates, says Park Chong-hoon, head of research at Standard Chartered...
...Shin Dong-bin has also been embroiled in an acrimonious battle with older brother Shin Dong-joo for control of the group — a spat that spooked investors and put the spotlight on the company’s opaque structure...
...I voted for the ruling party but I wish they were faster in coming up with measures for people like us,” said Shim Dong-yeol, who sells clothes at a Seoul market....
...“Coronavirus is constantly attacking society’s vulnerable classes and spaces,” says Park Won-soon, the mayor of Seoul....
...But Mr Lee, who spent a year in jail for bribing Park Geun-hye, the former South Korean president, is being retrialled for the crime and South Korea’s high court will decide whether to send him back to prison...
...Unlike his fellow Korean contemporaries Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook, Lee hasn’t gone overseas to work (and doesn’t plan to)....
...It’s roughly the size of Central Park and is an important conservation project....
...It is home to the “Autostadt”, a sort of VW theme park with exhibits and historic models from all the group’s brands (from Skoda to Bugatti) and where customers can collect newly bought cars....
...The US has put the value of attempted cyber heists from 2015 to 2018 by just one North Korean hacker, Park Jin Hyok, and his co-conspirators at over $1bn....
...But Mr Dong noted that offshore assets, in cases such as these, could soon become lifelines for struggling Chinese companies....
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