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  • August 2008

    • N. Korea Suspends Nuclear Shutdown

      Reuters  |  Aug 26, 08 6:31 AM CDT

      N. Korea Suspends Nuclear Shutdown

      (Newser) - North Korea has halted the disablement of its nuclear facilities and says it may restore a reactor that can make material for atomic weapons, Reuters reports. Analysts say the move, which follows a visit to arch-enemy South Korea by pseudo-ally and Chinese President Hu Jintao, appears to be an effort by North Korea to maintain leverage to get the US to remove it from its terror blacklist. More »

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      North Korea  • Hu Jintao  • nuclear facilities  • nuclear disarmament  • Yongbyon  • Lee Myung-bak  • nuclear missiles

    • Bush Warns Korea on Nukes

      Bloomberg  |  Aug 6, 08 6:19 AM CDT

      Bush Warns Korea on Nukes

      (Newser) - President Bush urged North Korea to keep its pledge to end its nuclear program ahead of a looming American deadline, reports Bloomberg. Speaking in Seoul alongside South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, Bush said that Pyongyang must either "verifiably do what you say you are going to do, or you'll continue to be the most sanctioned regime in the world." More »

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      George W. Bush  • North Korea  • South Korea  • nuclear disarmament  • beef  • Seoul  • Lee Myung-bak  • Axis of Evil

  • June 2008

    • Leader Offers Fresh Start as Korea Protests Snowball

      New York Times  |  Jun 11, 08 9:29 AM CDT

      Leader Offers Fresh Start as Korea Protests Snowball

      (Newser) - South Korea's president is battling for his political life as swelling protests continue to rock the country, the New York Times reports. At least 100,000 people joined a massive anti-government rally in Seoul yesterday as Lee Myung-bak—himself a former participant in a pro-democracy student movement—pledged "a new beginning," just 4 months after taking office. He has asked his main political rival to become prime minister, reports Reuters. More »

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      protests  • South Korea  • Seoul  • Lee Myung-bak  • beef industry  • Koreans

    • S. Korean Cabinet Offers to Resign Over US Beef Imports

      Bloomberg  |  Jun 10, 08 6:08 AM CDT

      S. Korean Cabinet Offers to Resign Over US Beef Imports

      (Newser) - The entire South Korean government has offered to resign in the face of a popular protest triggered by the lifting of import restrictions on US beef. The Korean government withdrew a ban introduced to prevent mad cow disease, setting off demonstrations expected to bring a million people onto the streets today. The original agricultural dispute has expanded into a wider movement against Lee Myung-bak, the former construction executive elected president 4 months ago. More »

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      protests  • South Korea  • beef  • Lee Myung-bak  • beef industry  • mad cow disease

  • March 2008

    • Irked North Korea Fires Test Missiles

      Bloomberg  |  Mar 28, 08 3:50 AM CDT

      Irked North Korea Fires Test Missiles

      (Newser) - North Korea test-fired a number of short-range missiles into the waters off its west coast, according to South Korean officials, in an apparent show of anger at Washington and the new government in Seoul, Reuters reports. "We are monitoring the situation," said a South Korean presidential spokesman. The development comes at a key moment in the effort to rid North Korea of nuclear weapons, writes Bloomberg. More »

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      North Korea  • South Korea  • nuclear program  • Kim Jong Il  • nuclear disarmament  • Lee Myung-bak  • Six nation talks

    • South Korea to Back UN on North Korea

      Associated Press  |  Mar 26, 08 9:57 AM CDT

      South Korea to Back UN on North Korea

      (Newser) - South Korea is set to vote in favor of a United Nations resolution that criticizes the "systematic, widespread, and grave violations" of human rights in North Korea, the AP reports. The South's new president, Lee Myung-bak, is changing a decade of precedent: earlier administrations have either abstained or been absent when the UN considers issues relating to the North. More »

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      United Nations  • North Korea  • South Korea  • human rights  • Lee Myung-bak  • human rights violations

  • February 2008

    • 'Bulldozer' Prez Takes Helm in S. Korea

      The Australian  |  Feb 25, 08 9:40 AM CST

      'Bulldozer' Prez Takes Helm in S. Korea

      (Newser) - Proclaiming that "economic revival is our most urgent task," South Korea's new president took office today. Ex-Seoul mayor Lee Myung-bak, a longtime Hyundai exec known as "the Bulldozer," won the office in a landslide but is likely to struggle implementing the reforms he has promised if his conservative party fails to win a majority in April's parliamentary elections, the Australian reports. More »

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      Condoleezza Rice  • North Korea  • South Korea  • nuclear program  • Lee Myung-bak  • Hyundai  • Koreans

  • December 2007

    • Right-Wing CEO Wins Korean Presidency

      Reuters  |  Dec 19, 07 5:39 AM CST

      Right-Wing CEO Wins Korean Presidency

      (Newser) - Opposition leader Lee Myung-bak, nicknamed "The Bulldozer," has been elected president of South Korea by the largest margin in the country's democratic history. Lee, a former CEO at Hyundai and once mayor of Seoul, won 50.3% of the vote, trouncing his nearest rival, who captured just 26%, reports Reuters. Lee ran on a right-wing platform emphasizing improvements to the economy and a harder line with North Korea. More »

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      South Korea  • Lee Myung-bak  • Hyundai

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