The Korea Herald

Lee arrives in Seattle on way home from New York

Sept 23, 2011

SEATTLE, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrived in Seattle on Thursday on his way home from New York, where he attended this year's session of the U.N. General Assembly and a high-level meeting on nuclear safety.Later Thursday, Lee was to hold talks with Washington State G
Lee, five G20 leaders call for 'decisive action" to tackle global economic crisis

Sept 23, 2011

NEW YORK (Yonhap News) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and five other leaders of the Group of 20 countries called Thursday for greater international cooperation to tackle the worsening global economic situation."For many advanced economies, the path out of the deep and prolonged recession wi
Leaders of Korea, Peru agree to further expand trade, investment

Sept 22, 2011

NEW YORK (Yonhap News) -- The leaders of South Korea and Peru agreed Thursday to further expand investment and trade between the two countries, building on progress made since their free trade agreement took effect last month, officials said.South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Peru's new Presid
Lee makes case for atomic energy before global leaders

Sept 22, 2011

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday made a pitch for atomic power before global leaders, saying its use is inevitable to meet growing energy needs and fight climate change and that accidents like Japan's nuclear disaster can be prevented with strengthened safety measures.Lee made the ca
Rep. Na to run for mayoral candidacy

Sept 22, 2011

Rep. Na Kyung-won of the ruling Grand National Party will officially enter the upcoming Seoul mayoral race Friday as the party’s frontrunner.“I expect the race to be very difficult,” Na said in the party’s Supreme Council meeting on Thursday. She also called for the party’s full support, hinting at
Lee, Japan's new PM agree to work together on N. Korea, bilateral relations

Sept 22, 2011

NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Japan's new prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, agreed Wednesday to cooperate closely in dealing with North Korea and moving relations between the two countries forward as they held their first face-to-face talks in New York."I expe
S. Korea ready to help N. Korea if it forsakes nuclear ambitions: Lee

Sept 22, 2011

NEW YORK (Yonhap News) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak urged North Korea Wednesday to break its self-imposed isolation and join the international community by forsaking its nuclear ambitions, declaring that Seoul is ready to help its impoverished neighbor if it makes the strategic decision.
Emerging economies should play greater roles in global financial turmoil: Lee

Sept 21, 2011

NEW YORK (Yonhap News) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak met a global economic leader in New York Wednesday, proposing that emerging economies should play greater roles in resolving the current world financial turmoil, his office said.The world financial crisis was a key topic when Lee met wit
Parliament approves Yang as chief justice

Sept 21, 2011

The National Assembly approved the long-stalled bill confirming former Supreme Court justice Yang Sung-tae as chief justice, narrowly avoiding the possible vacuum in the top bench.In the parliament’s general meeting held on Wednesday, the bill was passed with consent of 227 of 245 lawmakers present.
Activists launch mayoral candidacy

Sept 21, 2011

Park vows to scrap Han River canal project; Lee hints at joining GNP raceTwo non-partisan civic leaders announced their candidacy for the Oct. 26 Seoul mayoral by-election on Wednesday, drawing attention to whether they will unite with the ruling or main opposition parties.“I am a candidate embracea
Gov't to single out universities with poor int'l student program

Sept 21, 2011

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The education ministry will accredit universities that do well in attracting and educating foreign students and screen low-performing colleges to limit visa approvals and other benefits, officials said Wednesday.The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said it wi
Lee calls for N. Korea's denuclearization as key precondition for unification

Sept 21, 2011

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak urged North Korea on Tuesday to give up its nuclear programs, saying denuclearization is a key first step toward eventual unification of the two divided states.Lee made the appeal during a speech after receiving a global leadership
Lee to run as independent candidate

Sept 20, 2011

Lawyer Na most likely to win GNP ticket to Oct. 26 mayoral by-electionConservatives’ attempt to form a united front in the Seoul mayoral by-election hit a snag Tuesday, after Lee Seog-yeon, a lawyer backed by right-leaning civil groups, decided to run independently. Some 200 conservative civic activ
Prosecutors seek 4-year jail term for former PM

Sept 20, 2011

SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Monday requested a four-year jail term for a former prime minister under the previous administration on charges of pocketing illegal political funds. Prosecutors also sought a court order for Han Myeong-sook to forfeit 940 million won (US$827,464), the same
Seoul under fire over Cameroon diamond business

Sept 19, 2011

Controversy another setback in president’s ‘resources diplomacy’Government agencies deliberately exaggerated the amount of diamonds buried in Cameroon and sought to provide a large amount of aid to the African state, lawmakers said Monday, suspecting the government of inappropriate ties to the proje