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People Daily (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Wednesday expressed strong confidence on South Korea's economic upturn. "Despite worldwide economic difficulties, I'm convinced that South Korea's economy will overcome its present slump and reenter a phase of brilliant growth," Lee said at a meeting during his visit to South Korea's eastern port city of Ulsan. "The entire nation has united in the face of each...
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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Korea Beat highlights a local report about South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's personal blog. The blog was called Hello policy, however, it has disabled the comment session.
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Asia Times (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to South Korea last week has further consolidated the "strategic cooperative partnership" announced during President Lee Myung-bak's trip to China in May. Bilateral trade and diplomacy are blossoming as Beijing works to counter a strengthened United States-Japan-South Korea military alliance. - Jing-dong Yuan (Sep 2, '08)
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Religion Clause (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Today's Asia Sentinel says that protests by Buddhists in South Korea that the administration of President Lee Myung-bak is biased against them (see prior posting ) are actually symptoms of deeper concerns about the rising influence of Christians in Korean society and government. The power and influence of the country's Buddhist community has been declining for 50 years, and there are internal splits...
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Prophecy Fellowship Forums (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
By Associated Press Writer Kwang-tae Kim Mon, Sep. 01 2008 10:45 AM EDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Tens of thousands of South Korean Buddhists took to the streets of Seoul on Wednesday to protest what they say is pro-Christian bias in the administration of President Lee Myung-bak. Discontent...
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OneFreeKorea (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
The number of North Korean refugees arriving in South Korea has risen by a whopping 42 percent from the number arriving this time last year: The ministry estimated the number of North Korean defectors coming to the South in the first six months of this year to be 1,744, up 41.7 percent from 1,230 during the [...]
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Stageleft:. Life on the left side (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
After hearing Stephen Harpers proclamation that from now on " all ships sailing into the Canadian Arctic will be required to report to NORDREG " I'm pretty sure George Bush and Vladimir Putin (and maybe Hu Jintao, Yasuo Fukuda, and Lee Myung-bak... yes, they all have ice breakers) stopped whatever they were doing and shook in their boots - shook with laughter that is.
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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Kotaji gives some political background about the anti-president Lee Myung-Bak demonstration by thousands of Buddhist Monk.
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Tens of thousands of South Korean Buddhists took to the streets of Seoul on Wednesday to protest what they say is pro-Christian bias in the administration of President Lee Myung-bak.
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Chinese President Hu Jintao concluded his two-day state visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK) Tuesday, leaving Seoul for Tajikistan's capital of Dushanbe to continue his three-nation Asian tour. In Seoul, President Hu and his ROK counterpart Lee Myung-bak exchanged views on bilateral ties and major international and regional issues. The Chinese leader also met with other ROK leaders and took part in...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
China and South Korea will strengthen cooperation on World Expo, said visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao in Seoul Tuesday. Hu said he and his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak reached important consensus on a series of issues to promote bilateral ties during a fruitful meeting Monday, and to strengthen Expo cooperation is one of them. China will host World Expo 2010 in Shanghai and the Expo...
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i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
The China Daily reports China and South Korea will strengthen cooperation on World Expo, said visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao today. Hu said he and his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak reached important consensus on a series of issues to promote bilateral ties during a fruitful meeting Monday, and to strengthen Expo cooperation is one of them. China will host World Expo 2010 in Shanghai...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
A pair of crested ibis, one of the world's most endangered bird species, is expected to arrive in the Republic of Korea (ROK) from China in two months, leading ROK newspaper JoongAng Daily has reported. The gift is in line with an offer from President Hu Jintao to his ROK counterpart Lee Myung-bak, during Lee's visit to China in May. The white-feathered, red-faced crested ibis has always endeared itself...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao and his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak decided to broaden and enhance cooperation, and intensify coordination on regional and international issues so as to achieve long-term common development while contributing to world peace and prosperity, according to a joint communique issued here Monday. The two sides agreed to promote the strategic cooperative partnership...
