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South Korea's Presidential Candidate Lee Jae-myung Leads In Opinion Polls
South Korea's liberal frontrunner for president Lee Jae-myung was leading his main conservative rival Kim Moon-soo by more than 10 percentage points in an opinion poll issued on Tuesday, though the race had tightened a week ahead of the election.
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How Starbucks Is Keeping Politics Out Of Coffee In South Korea
This move is a response to the growing trend of customers using politicians' names as nicknames when ordering drinks, often accompanied by messages of support or opposition.
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South Korea's Conservatives Move To Switch Presidential Candidates
South Korea's conservatives dropped their presidential candidate on Saturday and reopened the nomination process, after the former prime minister decided to join the party to challenge the liberal frontrunner in an election just four weeks away.
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South Korea To Hold Presidential Election On June 3
South Korea will hold a presidential election on June 3, the country's acting president said Tuesday, after Seoul's former leader Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office over a disastrous declaration of martial law.
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In Latest Gaffe, Biden Calls Kim Jong Un President Of South Korea
In another fumble by US President Joe Biden, the 81-year-old confused the leaders of North and South Korea and called Kim Jong Un the president of South Korea.
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South Korea's Liberal Opposition Wins Landslide Parliamentary Vote
His People Power Party (PPP) was projected to win just over 100 seats, meaning Yoon would avoid the super-majority of a two-third opposition control that could break presidential vetoes and pass constitutional amendments.
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Yoon Suk-yeol Elected South Korea's New President
Opposition conservative Yoon Suk-yeol has been elected South Korean president, the Yonhap news agency reported Thursday, after rival Lee Jae-myung from the ruling Democratic Party conceded.
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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Ahead Of South's Presidential Election
A North Korean projectile launched on Saturday is estimated to have reached a height of 550 km (340 miles) and flown for a distance of 300 km (190 miles), Japanese Defence Minister said.
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South Korea's Presidential Candidate's Wife Threatens To "Jail" Critical Reporters
A South Korean opposition party was struggling Monday to contain the fallout after the wife of its presidential candidate threatened to "jail all reporters" who criticised her husband.
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NFTs to Fund Presidential Campaign in South Korea Amid Prevailing Crypto Regulatory Mayhem: Report
At a time South Korea is planning to tax and regulate the crypto space, its presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung has decided to fund his campaign through NFTs. The crypto-flavoured campaigning will begin from later in January.
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South Korea's Moon Jae-In Says He Is Willing To Go To North Korea At Swearing-In
South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In was sworn in today, just a day after a landslide election victory, and immediately declared his willingness to visit Pyongyang amid high tensions with the nuclear-armed North.
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South Korea's Moon, Advocate Of Dialogue With North, Wins Presidency
Liberal politician Moon Jae-in won South Korea's presidential election decisively on Tuesday, television networks declared, an expected victory ending nearly a decade of conservative rule and bringing a more conciliatory approach toward North Korea.
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Can South Korea's Moon Make 'Sunshine' Again With Defiant North?
Now, with South Koreans in next week's presidential election almost certain to elect liberal Moon Jae-in, they have reason for hope. Moon has promised to reopen the complex, the signature project of the so-called "Sunshine Policy" of engagement with North Korea pursued earlier this century.
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South Korea Ruling Party Splits Over President's Impeachment
South Korea's ruling conservative party officially split Tuesday over the impeachment of scandal-hit President Park Geun-Hye, threatening to complicate presidential elections that could be held as soon as March.
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Hillary Clinton Says US Could 'Ring China With Missile Defense'
Hillary Clinton privately said the US would "ring China with missile defense" if the Chinese government failed to curb North Korea's nuclear program, a potential hint at how the former secretary of state would act if elected president.
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South Korea's Presidential Candidate Lee Jae-myung Leads In Opinion Polls
South Korea's liberal frontrunner for president Lee Jae-myung was leading his main conservative rival Kim Moon-soo by more than 10 percentage points in an opinion poll issued on Tuesday, though the race had tightened a week ahead of the election.
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How Starbucks Is Keeping Politics Out Of Coffee In South Korea
This move is a response to the growing trend of customers using politicians' names as nicknames when ordering drinks, often accompanied by messages of support or opposition.
-
South Korea's Conservatives Move To Switch Presidential Candidates
South Korea's conservatives dropped their presidential candidate on Saturday and reopened the nomination process, after the former prime minister decided to join the party to challenge the liberal frontrunner in an election just four weeks away.
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South Korea To Hold Presidential Election On June 3
South Korea will hold a presidential election on June 3, the country's acting president said Tuesday, after Seoul's former leader Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office over a disastrous declaration of martial law.
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In Latest Gaffe, Biden Calls Kim Jong Un President Of South Korea
In another fumble by US President Joe Biden, the 81-year-old confused the leaders of North and South Korea and called Kim Jong Un the president of South Korea.
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South Korea's Liberal Opposition Wins Landslide Parliamentary Vote
His People Power Party (PPP) was projected to win just over 100 seats, meaning Yoon would avoid the super-majority of a two-third opposition control that could break presidential vetoes and pass constitutional amendments.
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Yoon Suk-yeol Elected South Korea's New President
Opposition conservative Yoon Suk-yeol has been elected South Korean president, the Yonhap news agency reported Thursday, after rival Lee Jae-myung from the ruling Democratic Party conceded.
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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Ahead Of South's Presidential Election
A North Korean projectile launched on Saturday is estimated to have reached a height of 550 km (340 miles) and flown for a distance of 300 km (190 miles), Japanese Defence Minister said.
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South Korea's Presidential Candidate's Wife Threatens To "Jail" Critical Reporters
A South Korean opposition party was struggling Monday to contain the fallout after the wife of its presidential candidate threatened to "jail all reporters" who criticised her husband.
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NFTs to Fund Presidential Campaign in South Korea Amid Prevailing Crypto Regulatory Mayhem: Report
At a time South Korea is planning to tax and regulate the crypto space, its presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung has decided to fund his campaign through NFTs. The crypto-flavoured campaigning will begin from later in January.
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South Korea's Moon Jae-In Says He Is Willing To Go To North Korea At Swearing-In
South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In was sworn in today, just a day after a landslide election victory, and immediately declared his willingness to visit Pyongyang amid high tensions with the nuclear-armed North.
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South Korea's Moon, Advocate Of Dialogue With North, Wins Presidency
Liberal politician Moon Jae-in won South Korea's presidential election decisively on Tuesday, television networks declared, an expected victory ending nearly a decade of conservative rule and bringing a more conciliatory approach toward North Korea.
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Can South Korea's Moon Make 'Sunshine' Again With Defiant North?
Now, with South Koreans in next week's presidential election almost certain to elect liberal Moon Jae-in, they have reason for hope. Moon has promised to reopen the complex, the signature project of the so-called "Sunshine Policy" of engagement with North Korea pursued earlier this century.
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South Korea Ruling Party Splits Over President's Impeachment
South Korea's ruling conservative party officially split Tuesday over the impeachment of scandal-hit President Park Geun-Hye, threatening to complicate presidential elections that could be held as soon as March.
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Hillary Clinton Says US Could 'Ring China With Missile Defense'
Hillary Clinton privately said the US would "ring China with missile defense" if the Chinese government failed to curb North Korea's nuclear program, a potential hint at how the former secretary of state would act if elected president.
