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South Korea Pardons Former President Serving 17-Year Jail Sentence
Jailed former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak received a presidential pardon on Tuesday, cutting short his 17-year sentence on corruption charges, the justice minister said.
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Former South Korean President Gets 15 Years Jail Over Corruption Charges
A Seoul court jailed former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak for 15 years for corruption, making him the latest in a string of high-profile political and business leaders ensnared by graft charges.
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North Korea 'Demanded $10 Billion in Cash and Food' for Summit With South
North Korea demanded $10 billion in cash and half a million tons of food in 2009 as a precondition of holding a summit with the South, former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak said, adding that he refused to pay anything for holding talks.
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South Korea warns North Korea against nuclear test
South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak held an emergency security meeting on Thursday that warned North Korea of "serious consequences" if it went through with an expected nuclear test.
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Japan to take islands dispute with Korea to international court
Japan said on Saturday that it will take the long-running islands territorial dispute with South Korea to the International Court of Justice, after South Korean President Lee Myung-bak made a surprise visit to the islands this week.
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South Korea ruling party retains majority in parliament
South Korea's ruling party has retained control of parliament in parliamentary election, seen as a key test of sentiment before the presidential vote in December, officials said. The conservative New Frontier Party (NFP) won 152 seats in the 300-seat National Assembly yesterday, 25 more than the opposition Democratic United Party (DUP), which was ...
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South Koreans vote in tight parliamentary election
South Koreans voted on Wednesday in a closely contested legislative election, a key test of sentiment before December's Presidential vote, with economic concerns sidelining worries over North Korea.
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S Koreans prepare for possible N Korea attack
South Korea staged a nationwide defence drill on Tuesday to prepare for a possible attack by North Korea.South Korean President Lee Myung-bak watched part of the drill unfold in the centre of Seoul.The exercises included a number of emergency scenarios including a chemical decontamination drill."Recently, the level of threat posed by North Korea ha...
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North Korea suggests family reunions with South
In a surprise gesture of reconciliation that could ease tensions on the divided Korean Peninsula, North Korea proposed to South Korea on Saturday that they arrange reunions of families separated by a war six decades ago.Family reunions have usually been proposed by the South, not the North. The North's initiative showed how the humanitarian program...
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South Korea Pardons Former President Serving 17-Year Jail Sentence
Jailed former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak received a presidential pardon on Tuesday, cutting short his 17-year sentence on corruption charges, the justice minister said.
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Former South Korean President Gets 15 Years Jail Over Corruption Charges
A Seoul court jailed former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak for 15 years for corruption, making him the latest in a string of high-profile political and business leaders ensnared by graft charges.
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North Korea 'Demanded $10 Billion in Cash and Food' for Summit With South
North Korea demanded $10 billion in cash and half a million tons of food in 2009 as a precondition of holding a summit with the South, former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak said, adding that he refused to pay anything for holding talks.
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South Korea warns North Korea against nuclear test
South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak held an emergency security meeting on Thursday that warned North Korea of "serious consequences" if it went through with an expected nuclear test.
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Japan to take islands dispute with Korea to international court
Japan said on Saturday that it will take the long-running islands territorial dispute with South Korea to the International Court of Justice, after South Korean President Lee Myung-bak made a surprise visit to the islands this week.
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South Korea ruling party retains majority in parliament
South Korea's ruling party has retained control of parliament in parliamentary election, seen as a key test of sentiment before the presidential vote in December, officials said. The conservative New Frontier Party (NFP) won 152 seats in the 300-seat National Assembly yesterday, 25 more than the opposition Democratic United Party (DUP), which was ...
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South Koreans vote in tight parliamentary election
South Koreans voted on Wednesday in a closely contested legislative election, a key test of sentiment before December's Presidential vote, with economic concerns sidelining worries over North Korea.
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S Koreans prepare for possible N Korea attack
South Korea staged a nationwide defence drill on Tuesday to prepare for a possible attack by North Korea.South Korean President Lee Myung-bak watched part of the drill unfold in the centre of Seoul.The exercises included a number of emergency scenarios including a chemical decontamination drill."Recently, the level of threat posed by North Korea ha...
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North Korea suggests family reunions with South
In a surprise gesture of reconciliation that could ease tensions on the divided Korean Peninsula, North Korea proposed to South Korea on Saturday that they arrange reunions of families separated by a war six decades ago.Family reunions have usually been proposed by the South, not the North. The North's initiative showed how the humanitarian program...
