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...In the spring of 1992, Japan’s senior intelligence officials made a fairly standard decision to deny entry to Reverend Moon Sun-myung, the late founder of South Korea’s Unification Church, on the grounds...
...Not so Yoo Myung-hee, the Korean candidate, to whom both Tokyo and Beijing have reasons to object....
...Asked by the FT whether the US criticisms were fair, Ms Mohamed, a former diplomat and trade minister, said: “Yes, I think that the US concerns are real.”...
...It was revealed this morning that we’re down to the last two in the WTO director-general race: Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee....
...“They are not targeting any specific country or region; they are trying to go global,” says Kim Myung-soo, KEPA director....
...Kim Ye-eun, an analyst at IBK Securities, said: “The Kospi’s recent plunge is attributable to external elements, including concerns about a looming global economic recession and the trade war between China...
...Where 408-11, Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu WiFi Yes Plug sockets Yes Espresso Won5,000 ($4.20) Open Noon to midnight (from 11am weekends) Privacy 3/5 For business people having coffee meetings on a visit to Seoul...
...She arrived riding side-saddle, but dismounted to see “ye Chappel [ . . . ] a very lofty building and supported by 4 large pillars of black marble, two at ye alter, 2 just at ye bottom to support ye gallery...
...Schindler alleges that Hyundai Elevator destroyed around $600m of shareholder value through investments aimed at protecting the control of Hyundai Group’s chairwoman, Hyun Jeong-eun, over an affiliate company...
...“Hyundai Elevator has suffered massive losses . . . to help Ms Hyun maintain her management control over Hyundai Merchant Marine,” said Hwang Ju-myung, a lawyer for Schindler....
...Kim Jong-eun had just 15 months to get ready, and is believed to be only 30, at most....
...Fischer, Viking, RRP£14.99/Flatiron Books, RRP$27.99 The story of how the late North Korean dictator kidnapped South Korean cinema’s golden couple, the director Shin Sang-ok and his actress wife Choi Eun-hee...
...“If they’re not able to run the big fans they use, all the animals would die in 30 minutes,” says Bang Eun-chul, who sells generators in the northern province of Gyeonggi-do....
...Seoul’s outgoing president, Lee Myung-bak, took a hardline policy and cut aid to the North, which responded by sinking a South Korean warship and shelling a South Korean island in 2010, killing dozens of...
...And for the US, the test is a vivid testament that the young, unpredictable and secretive leader Kim Jong-eun is pursuing a long-range nuclear capability – a growing risk to American security....
...Those who know Kim Jong-eun call him hotheaded....
...But she has expressed a willingness to meet Kim Jong-eun, the North’s leader, and will boost the provision of humanitarian aid, which was slashed by the incumbent president Lee Myung-bak in 2010, after North...
...The announcement further dashed hopes that Kim Jong-eun might improve relations with the US and South Korea....
...He allegedly received Won600m ($550,000) in cash from his uncle, Lee Sang-eun, to fund the purchase....
...“It’s Kim Jong-eun who decides whether he wants to talk or not.”...
...Ms Park’s predecessor, Lee Myung-bak, was criticised for not responding more forcefully when North Korea sank a South Korean ship and shelled an island....
...When North Korea revealed its plans to launch a rocket this month, South Korean president Lee Myung-bak accused Pyongyang of trying to interfere in his country’s December 19 presidential election....
...If you count Kim Jong-eun, who took over North Korea from his late father last year, that adds up to four new leaders in one of the tensest regions on the planet....
...Kim Jong-eun ranted and raved in North Korea (in between basketball games with Dennis Rodman)....
...There was no time for other activities,” says Lee So-ye, a 22-year-old student. “I wonder why everybody should go to university to achieve happiness in their life. Is that fair?...
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