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All posts tagged "Park Geun-hye"

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  South Korea’s leader warns of North Korea collapse

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president warned Tuesday that rival North Korea faces collapse if it doesn’t abandon its nuclear bomb program, an unusually strong broadside that will likely infuriate Pyongyang. President Park Geun-hye, in...

  • Posted February 15, 2016
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  No breakthrough in Park-Xi conversation on N. Korea

  By Kim Kwang-tae SEOUL (Yonhap) — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s rare phone call to his South Korean counterpart, Park Geun-hye, underscores growing concerns over North Korea’s defiant pursuit of missile and nuclear programs. It marked the first...

  • Posted February 5, 2016
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  S. Korean leader calls for Chinese help in ‘strongest’ punishment for N. Korea

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president is calling for Chinese help to launch what she calls the “strongest” international sanctions on North Korea over its recent nuclear test. President Park Geun-hye also told a news...

  • Posted January 12, 2016
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  Park calls for strengthening military power

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye called Tuesday for strengthening military power in a move widely seen as South Korea’s latest efforts to deter North Korea’s possible provocations. South Korea has set aside 38.8 trillion won (US$33.2...

  • Posted January 5, 2016
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  Park to receive 3.4 pct raise

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — The Cabinet raised President Park Geun-hye’s annual salary by more than 3 percent in a wage hike that also affected all other civic servants across South Korea, officials said Tuesday. Park is set to...

  • Posted January 5, 2016
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  Park’s calligraphy fetches 30 mln won at auction

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — A piece of President Park Geun-hye’s calligraphy writing fetched 30 million won (US$25,000) at an auction in Seoul, an auction official said Monday. Park penned the writing in 1978 when she was serving as...

  • Posted December 21, 2015
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  Park renews call for correct history education

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye said Tuesday that history should be taught “correctly” for young South Koreans in what could be the latest move to advocate for state history textbooks. “I think history achieved by our...

  • Posted December 15, 2015
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