All posts tagged "Park Geun-hye"

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    Observer snubs Park Geun-hye at polling station

    By Kim Tong-hyung After casting her local election ballot in Hyoja-dong, Seoul, President Park Geun-hye circled the polling station shaking hands with people monitoring the voting. But Kim Han-wool, a bearded, pony-tailed election observer from the left-leaning...

    • Posted June 4, 2014
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    Ahn’s withdrawal revives President Park’s personnel problems

    By Kang Seung-woo The withdrawal of Prime Minister-nominee Ahn Dae-hee is cornering President Park Geun-hye who is already staggering in the aftermath of the Sewol tragedy. Ahn, 59, a former Supreme Court justice tapped to be Park’s...

    • Posted May 28, 2014
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  • President Park Geun-hye sheds tears towards the end of her televised speech from Cheong Wa Dae, Monday, while naming those who performed heroic acts in the April 16 Sewol ferry sinking. (Korea Times)
    President’s tears trigger emotional reaction

    By Kang Seung-woo President Park Geun-hye shed tears at the end of her long-awaited national address over the tragic Sewol ferry sinking. The 24-minute address came 34 days after the April 16 disaster; a tragedy that has...

    • Posted May 19, 2014
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  • A sedan carrying KBS President Gil Hwang-young is surrounded by unionists and security guards at the state-run broadcaster’s headquarters in Yeouido, Monday. Union members blocked Gil, who they claim is a government stooge, from going to the office, and demanded his resignation. The vehicle’s windshield was cracked during the physical confrontation between KBS security guards and union members. (Yonhap)
    KBS reporters go on strike

    By Lee Hyo-sik Hundreds of KBS reporters boycotted news reporting Monday, demanding the resignation of company CEO Gil Hwan-young. They said they will continue the boycott as long as Gil remains in the post. The CEO is...

    • Posted May 19, 2014
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    Park will dismantle Coast Guard

    Two agencies to be launched; April 16 named as Safety Day By Kang Seung-woo President Park Geun-hye made a televised apology to the nation Monday for the flawed emergency response to the April 16 sinking of the...

    • Posted May 19, 2014
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    Park, Xi to meet in Seoul

      By Chung Min-uck Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to visit Seoul for a summit with President Park Geun-hye next month at the earliest, according to government sources on Friday. Xi’s visit would mean closer ties...

    • Posted May 16, 2014
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  • President Park Geun-hye prays during a ceremony marking Buddha's birthday at the Jogye Order in central Seoul on May 6, 2014. (Yonhap)
    Park apologizes again for ferry disaster on Buddha’s birthday

    SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye once again apologized for a ferry sinking that has left hundreds of people dead or missing during a Buddhist ceremony that solemnly paid tribute to victims of the tragic...

    • Posted May 6, 2014
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