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...“This is a matter of the country’s survival,” said opposition leader Lee Jae-myung as he announced his party’s programme in January....
...According to a former board member of steel and battery materials producer Posco, the company’s leadership is worried the government is seeking a pretext to block the reappointment next year of chief executive Choi...
...Pahk Heui-jae, professor of engineering at Seoul National University and the former head of the Korean Association for Industrial Technology Security, says Koreans should use the case as an opportunity for...
...Yi So-yeon is formidable as Cassandra and Choi Ho-Sung’s self-pitying Menelaus provides comic relief. The eight-strong all-female chorus captivates, too....
...“The wide spread between Kepco bonds and Korean sovereign bonds was because investors got worried after they realised even bonds backed by a provincial government could go sour,” said Choi Jae-hyung, a bond...
...Under outgoing president Moon Jae-in, Seoul invested heavily in fighter aircraft, submarine-launched ballistic missiles and military spy satellites....
...Among the businesspeople convicted of paying millions of dollars in bribes was Lee Jae-yong....
...S Paul Choi, founder of Seoul-based political risk advisory StratWays Group, said it was a good sign that the two presidents had committed to upgrade talks and reinforce deterrence with “new and additional...
...Third-generation heir Lee Jae-yong is on his first overseas trip since South Korean president Moon Jae-in agreed in August to his early release from jail on the grounds it was in the national interest....
...Paul Choi, an economist at CLSA, an investment group, said a victory for Lee might provide a short-term “steroid effect” but risked the long-term health of Asia’s fourth-biggest economy....
...But the reconciliation process stalled in 2017 after Park’s successor, Moon Jae-in, derided the deal as “seriously flawed”....
...May’s White House summit between Biden and South Korean president Moon Jae-in, he argued, indicated Seoul’s willingness to pursue similar goals to the Quad, albeit in its own way....
...“China can no longer be where Korean companies focus,” said Choi Kwang-wook, president of J&J Asset Management, an investor in South Korean entertainment and gaming groups....
...Still, the incident threatens to embarrass President Moon Jae-in and his ruling Democratic party ahead of presidential polls in March 2022....
...by Choi should be considered bribes....
...His fellow inmates include Park Geun-hye, the former president who Lee was found guilty of bribing — via the gift of horses to the equestrienne daughter of Park’s closest aide,“shaman adviser” Choi Soon-sil...
...South Korean prosecutors have indicted Lee Jae-yong, the de facto head of Samsung, on charges of stock manipulation relating to the controversial 2015 merger of two Samsung units and over allegations of...
...Paul Choi, head of Korea research at CLSA, said the low-birth rate could be seen as a “rebellion” against a harsh environment for prospective parents....
...President Moon Jae-in has embarked on military reforms aimed at rapidly improving the armed forces’ technological prowess while simultaneously preparing for far fewer conscripts as the country’s rapidly...
...Choi In-shik, the secretary-general of a rightwing group organising more rallies in October, said it was a “sheer lie” for officials to blame the virus outbreak on the protests....
...South Korean prosecutors have sought an arrest warrant for Lee Jae-yong, de facto head of Samsung, in a case linked to allegations of a $3.9bn accounting fraud....
...“A shift in policy is under way as the government has become more desperate to boost growth ahead of the election,” said Paul Choi, a strategist at CLSA....
...“The scandal has made me wonder what kind of justice and fairness the current government stands for,” said Choi Won-eung, a 67-year-old businessman in Seoul....
...by Ms Choi should be considered bribes....
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