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All posts tagged "ban ki-moon"

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  UN chief urges S. Korea, Japan, China, to reconcile

  TOKYO (AP) — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged the leaders of Japan, China and South Korea on Monday to work harder for reconciliation over their wartime past to ensure peace and stability in the region. In...

  • Posted March 16, 2015
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  Kim Jong-un exchanges New Year’s cards with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nothing says Happy New Year like a holiday card from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. In an exchange that raised eyebrows, the young leader and the United Nations secretary-general, who is South Korean,...

  • Posted February 5, 2015
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  UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon testing water for S. Korean presidency

  By Jung Min-ho U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is testing the water to decide whether to run for the presidency in 2017, a source at the U.N. said Sunday. “Everyone close to him is convinced that he...

  • Posted February 2, 2015
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  UN Secretary-General playfully apologizes after mistakenly referring to Austria as Australia

  U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon playfully apologized Monday after mistakenly referring to “Austria” as “Australia” during a U.N. conference in Vienna. Addressing a conference of developing landlocked countries, Ban thanked the wrong country for hosting the event. “I...

  • Posted November 6, 2014
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  President Park named 46th most powerful person by Forbes, Kim Jong-un 49th

  WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — South Korean President Park Geun-hye was named the 46th most powerful person in the world by Forbes Magazine on Wednesday, three notches ahead of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and 17 notches ahead of...

  • Posted November 5, 2014
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  Ban Ki-moon – South Korea’s next president?

  U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is avoiding a discussion about a potential presidential candidacy for the 2017 South Korean election despite his rising popularity among the citizens. The 70-year-old career diplomat finds himself at the center of...

  • Posted November 4, 2014
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  Leonardo DiCaprio snaps photo with U.N. secretary general

  Leonardo DiCaprio visited United Nations headquarters in New York Tuesday and snapped a photo with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, which he uploaded onto his Facebook. “Today, I have the privilege to speak at the United Nations...

  • Posted September 23, 2014
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