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...“Moon was elected on a mandate to reform and upgrade South Korean democracy, but he missed a golden opportunity,” says Stanford’s Gi-wook Shin....
...Last year, Chanel featured South Korean actor Lee Dong-wook as the face of its first cosmetics range for men, Boy de Chanel, which includes foundation, lip balm and an eyebrow brush....
...the start-ups could scale up and grow, they could create a number of quality jobs, which would be beneficial for young people, while improving the nation’s broader economic structure as well,” said Choi Sung-jin...
...“They are beating around the bush, unable to get to the point,” said Nam Sung-wook, professor of politics and diplomacy at Korea University....
...Nam Sung-wook, former head of the Institute for National Security Strategy under South Korea’s National Intelligence Service, said North Korea was seeking money....
...It should have included details about CVID and its timetable,” said Nam Sung-wook, former head of the Institute for National Security Strategy in Seoul....
...Nam Sung-wook, a professor of North Korean studies at Korea University said: “China is OK with the dialogue between North Korea and the US but their real goal is not the North’s denuclearisation....
...Maybe too much,” said Chung Yeon-wook, a private banker with NH Investment and Securities....
...“A chasm in the South Korea-US alliance, longed for by Kim Jong Un, is being realised,” said Nam Sung-wook, a professor of politics and diplomacy at Korea University....
...Nam Sung-wook, professor of diplomacy and security at Korea University, says Mr Trump’s tweets have caused South Koreans to doubt his capacity as a leader and that his comments are often viewed as gossip...
...“We are six months behind in diplomacy,” says Nam Sung-wook, a professor at Korea University. “The first thing on the government’s agenda must be to hold a summit between the US and South Korea....
...“State support could help ease [the South Korean shipbuilders’] cash crunch,” says Chung Sung-yop, analyst at Daiwa....
...“It is encouraging to see signs of change, but the key thing is how sustainable they are,” says Oh Sung-shik, fund manager at Franklin Templeton Investments....
...“The government’s initial response shows that it has not learnt a lesson from the Sewol disaster,” said Yoon Sung-ie, a political professor at Kyunghee University....
...They say regular workers are overprotected but we are also constantly laid off through various programmes,” says Park Sung-shik, spokesman for the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions....
...“The market environment is the most favourable of any time with record low interest rates and ample liquidity, which is shifting investors’ attention to risky emerging market assets,” says Choi Kwang-wook...
...“We are seeing more customers visiting the shop this year,” says Lee Sung-wook, a salesman at Hanbul’s dealership in the upmarket Gangnam district. “The stronger won is helping....
...In April, North Korea admitted the failure of a rocket launched on the 100th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il-sung, its first ruler....
...Japanese media reported that Pyongyang told some diplomats that it may launch a missile on Wednesday, the anniversary of the birth of Kim Il-sung, the founder of North Korea....
...Nam Sung-wook, a North Korea expert who has been advising Mr Lee, suggested that the new administration would halt all aid to North Korea, except emergency humanitarian assistance, unless Pyongyang made...
...Nam Sung-wook, a North Korea expert at Korea University in Seoul, said: “Japan understands the situation....
...Choi Wook-il, a southerner abducted from a squid boat in 1975, says the release of the 63 in 2000 raised his hopes of a return home....
...“Pak Pong-ju was not a powerful man – he was just a technocrat and he is being replaced by another technocrat,” said Nam Sung-wook, a North Korean economy specialist at Korea University in Seoul....
...“This reflects the desire of the Americans to put pressure on Kim Jong-il and his supporters, whom he controls by rewarding them with high-class goods such as caviar and watches,” said Nam Sung-wook, a North...
...Mr Yoo, who was at Morgan Stanley from 2002 to 2004, will become co-head of investment banking in Korea, alongside Sung Woo Park, from next month....
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