News Source: United Press International
| about 1 year ago
Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Preparations were under way in Seoul Sunday for the swearing-in of conservative businessman Lee Myung-bak as South Korea's 17th president. The ceremony is scheduled to take place Monday in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido,...
News Source: United Press International
| about 1 year ago
Feb. 24 (UPI) -- South Korea's president-elect said he won't engage the North for domestic political gains and embraced a "future-orientated" relationship with the West. Lee Myung-bak, who takes office as the South Korean president Monday, said he...
News Source: Voice of America
| about 1 year ago
The former Seoul mayor who crushed his rivals in December's South Korean presidential election will raise his right hand and formally accept the job Monday. VOA Seoul Correspondent Kurt Achin previews the administration of President-elect Lee...
News Source: United Press International
| about 1 year ago
Feb. 23 (UPI) -- South Korean President-elect Lee Myung-bak said Saturday North Korea would enjoy better international relations if it adopted open-door policies. During a meeting in Seoul, Lee said South Korea also would stand to benefit if North...
News Source: Zee News
| about 1 year ago
Will continue reconciliation efforts: Incoming S Korean Prez Seoul, Feb 23: South Korea's conservative incoming president, who has pledged to be more critical of North Korea than his predecessors, said on Saturday his government will continue...