All posts tagged "Park Geun-hye"

  • Lee Joon-seok, middle, the captain of the ferry Sewol that capsized off the southwest coast on Wednesday morning, went under questioning at the Mokpo Coast Guard Station in South Jeolla Province, Thursday. Lee, who was among the first to be rescued, said he was not sure about the cause of the sinking. (Yonhap)
    Ferry captain, government under fire

    By Jun Ji-hye The captain of the ill-fated Sewol ferry is the focus of public outrage after it became known that he and six other crewmembers were among the first to be rescued when the vessel was...

    • Posted April 17, 2014
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    President Park calls for revamping Korea’s college engineering programs

    Says “Our colleges fail to nurture talent because they focus more on research”  President Park Geun-hye called for engineering colleges to brace for drastic change so that they will be able to become the “frontline for a...

    • Posted April 10, 2014
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  • South Korean President Park Geun-hye holds the honorary doctorate document she received during a ceremony at the Dresden University of Technology in Dresden, Germany, Friday, March 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
    Park offers NK massive aid

    Dresden doctrine aims at persuading Pyongyang to act responsibly   By Kim Tae-gyu DRESDEN, GERMANY ― President Park Geun-hye proposed a package of proposals to North Korea, Friday, including humanitarian aid and the establishment of a development...

    • Posted March 29, 2014
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    “Once-Divided Germany Is Model for Korea Reunification”

    Park says Korean unification sure to come By Chang Jae-soon BERLIN, March 26 (Yonhap) — South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Wednesday that unification with North Korea won’t be easy but is sure to come just as...

    • Posted March 26, 2014
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    Irreconcilable Differences?

    S. Korea and Japan have long way to go to repair ties By Chang Jae-soon (Yonhap) — U.S. President Barack Obama successfully played the role of a dialogue broker between South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese...

    • Posted March 26, 2014
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    Park to hold summit with Obama, Abe next week

    South Korean President Park Geun-hye will hold three-way talks with U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of an international nuclear conference in The Hague next week, an official said Friday....

    • Posted March 21, 2014
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    Obstacles to Park-Abe summit abound

    By Kim Tae-gyu Prime Minister Shinzo Abe needs to do more to address sexual slavery of Korean women and other historical issues if he hopes to hold a summit with President Park Geun-hye, analysts said Monday. They...

    • Posted March 17, 2014
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