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SKorea president warns NKorea against provocations

By AP News Mon, Jan 02, 2012 1:06PM UTC View Comments

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president opened the door Monday to possible nuclear talks with North Korea and warned the neighboring country to avoid any provocations, saying the Korean peninsula is at a crucial turning point. Lee Myung-bak’s comments in a nationally televised speech come as the young son of the late Kim...

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Internet anger after SKorean President Lee served sushi at White House

By Nathan Schwartzman Tue, Oct 25, 2011 11:31AM UTC View Comments

In a blunder at least on a par with the “easy button” mistranslation in Russia and the mismatched gifts in London, Japanese media are reporting that Korean netizens are upset (or in other words, in their natural state) that President Lee Myung-bak was served sushi at the White House this week. Pres. Lee was in...

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Lee Myung-bak meets Bill Gates on US trip

By Nathan Schwartzman Mon, Sep 26, 2011 12:17PM UTC View Comments

While on a trip to the US to the United Nations and elsewhere, President Lee scored a breakfast meeting with Bill Gates....

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Koreans celebrate Liberation Day amid presidential call for ‘responsibility of capital’

By Andy Jackson Tue, Aug 16, 2011 8:40AM UTC View Comments

On August 15, 1945, the emperor of Japan declared his nation’s surrender to allied forces (a surrender made official a few weeks later). As part of that surrender, Korea regained its independence after over three decades of colonial rule by Japan. South Koreans across the county marked the 66th anniversary of their liberation with rallies and...

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SKorea: Moon Jae-in overtakes Sohn Hak-kyu in presidential poll

By Andy Jackson Mon, Aug 08, 2011 9:15PM UTC View Comments

Moon Jae-in is showing renewed strength as a presidential candidate (Naver photo)

I noted last week that rising progressive star Moon Jae-in was gaining on Democratic Party chair, Sohn Hak-kyu, in polling for next year’s presidential election in Korea and was in striking distance of overtaking him. Scratch that. Moon has now overtaken Sohn and is leading among all progressives. The latest poll from Realmeter has Moon’s...

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