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People Daily (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
South Korea on Tuesday said the existing inter-Korean exchanges and cooperation will go forward as usual and not be affected by an earlier naval clash with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The government made the remark after an emergency security meeting convened by President Lee Myung-bak, and an Unification Ministry meeting. The government decided to calmly respond to the...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Obama is due in Seoul next week. "It's a regrettable incident," South Korean Commodore Lee Ki-sik told reporters in Seoul. "We are sternly protesting to North Korea and urging it to prevent the recurrence of similar incidents." North Korea's military issued a statement blaming South Korea for the "grave armed provocation," saying its ships crossed into North Korean...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will discuss ways to ratify the South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama when they meet for a bilateral summit in Seoul later this month, the presidential office said Monday. According to presidential spokesperson Kim Eun-hye, South Koreais hoping that President Obama will take a more aggressive stance on the South...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
South Korea will closely coordinate with the United States during an upcoming summit between President Lee Myung-bak and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama, in a bid to push forward the ratification of a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries, South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said on Monday. The two governments and their leaders have repeatedly said they will make...
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CNN (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
South Korean Rear Adm. Lee Ki Sik speaks in Seoul on Tuesday about the clash of North and South Korean navies.NEW: South Korea issued three verbal warnings, defense official saysNEW: North Korea defends actions, says South Korean military should apologizeSouth Korea downplays incident, senior Obama administration official saysTwo nations dispute exact location of sea borderSeoul, South Korea (CNN)...
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Bangalore: The POSCO Pratirodh Sangram Samithi (PPSS) has threatened to launch a nation-wide protest against the proposed Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in a tribal area in Orissa during the visit of South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak as chief ...
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Bangalore: The POSCO Pratirodh Sangram Samithi (PPSS) has threatened to launch a nation-wide protest against the proposed Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in a tribal area in Orissa during the visit of South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak as chief ...
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News Scotsman (Free subscription) | yesterday
South Korean military officials said there were no South Korean casualties. It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties on the North Korean side. Each side blamed the other for violating the sea border."It's a regrettable incident," South Korean Commodore Lee Ki-sik said. "We are sternly protesting to North Korea and urging it to prevent the recurrence of similar incidents."North Korea's...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Han Seung-soo, the special envoy for South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, on Thursday discussed with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Louis Rodriguez Zapatero ways to boost bilateral ties and cooperation between the two countries. Han, also South Korea's former Prime Minister, delivered a letter from Lee Myung-bak to the Spanish leader during the meeting, the country's Ministry of Foreign...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak reiterated his earlier stance that he has no interest in an "unprincipled" inter-Korean summit, the presidential office said Friday. "Just as I have repeatedly said before, it is my consistent thought that I will never hold an unprincipled inter-Korean summit, one that would only have a purpose of meeting itself," Lee was quoted as saying...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Wednesday said that inter-Korean economic cooperation would be inevitably restricted if the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear issue could not be solved. While speaking to an Economist Intelligence Unit meeting held in Seoul, Lee said broader economic cooperation between South Korea and the DPRK would be conducive to peace and sustainable...
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Global Security (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... nuclear negotiations.South Korea is expected to seek President Obama's support for what President Lee Myung-bak, calls a "grand bargain" with the North to resolve the nuclear issue in one sweeping set of negotiations.South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan recently said South Korea also will work closely with the U.S. to uphold international sanctions against the North.Yu says...
