All posts tagged "Park Geun-hye"

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    Park urges transparent release of MERS information

    SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye called Wednesday for the release of transparent information on infections of the deadly MERS virus that occurred at Samsung Medical Center. The hospital, one of the top hospitals in...

    • Posted June 17, 2015
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  • People watch a live television program airing South Korean President Park Geun-hye's New Year's press conference at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, Monday, an. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    Park says considerable progress made with Japan on sex slaves

    SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye has said “considerable progress” has been made with Japan on the issue of former South Korean sex slaves for Japan’s World War II soldiers, according to an interview posted...

    • Posted June 12, 2015
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  • South Korean President Park Geun-hye. (AP Photo/Jung Yeon-je)
    Washington Post’s interview with President Park Geun-hye

     ‘Eventually we will face a situation that will be beyond our control.’ By Lally Weymouth Lally Weymouth is a senior associate editor for The Washington Post. SEOUL South Korea’s president, Park Geun-hye, was supposed to...

    • Posted June 12, 2015
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  • South Korean President Park Geun-hye descends from the plane upon her arrival to the military airport in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, April 16, 2015. Park Geun-hye is in Colombia in an official two-days visit and will then tour Peru, Chile and Brazil. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
    President Park delays US trip due to MERS

    SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye delayed a U.S. visit that was scheduled for this weekend, Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday, amid the spread of the MERS virus that has killed nine South Koreans. The...

    • Posted June 10, 2015
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    President Park says utmost efforts under way to contain MERS

    SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye on Friday urged people suspected of being infected with MERS to remain in self-quarantine, saying the government is making its utmost efforts to contain the disease. “The top priority...

    • Posted June 5, 2015
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  • South Korean President Park Geun-hye descends from the plane upon her arrival to the military airport in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, April 16, 2015. Park Geun-hye is in Colombia in an official two-days visit and will then tour Peru, Chile and Brazil. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
    N. Korea criticizes President Park for US visit plan

    SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) — North Korea rebuked President Park Geun-hye on Thursday for planning to visit the United States in mid-June, saying that her move will derail a possible joint event to mark the 15th anniversary...

    • Posted May 28, 2015
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  • South Korean President Park Geun-hye, right, answers a report's question as U.S. President Barack Obama listens during a joint news conference following their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, Friday, April 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Kim Hong-Ji, Pool)
    Park to visit DC, meet with Obama in mid-June

    South Korean President Park Geun-hye is likely to meet with President Obama in a visit to Washington, D.C., in mid-June, according to Korean media. Sources say the visit is in the process of being coordinated. The meeting...

    • Posted May 12, 2015
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