All posts tagged "Shinzo Abe"

  • President Park Geun-hye speaks during her first New Year press conference at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. (Yonhap)
    `I am willing to meet Abe, Kim’

    President lays out 3-year-plan for $30,000 era, 70% employment By Kim Tae-gyu President Park Geun-hye said Monday that she is prepared to meet with North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. However, she...

    • Posted January 6, 2014
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    Top officials of Seoul, Japan to head to U.S. amid Abe provocations   By Kim Tae-gyu Can the United States handle Asian sensitivities? The answer will come when the U.S. hosts top officials from South Korea and...

    • Posted January 3, 2014
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  • Bundles of 10,000-yen banknotes are stacked in front of an electronic billboard showing real-time currency exchange rates at a Korea Exchange Bank branch in Seoul. (Yonhap)
    Japanese yen falls below 1,000 won

    By Na Jeong-ju The Japanese yen fell below 1,000 won per 100 yen during Monday’s trading session for the first time in nearly five years. The yen dropped to 999.62 won as soon as the market opened...

    • Posted December 30, 2013
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    Park Geun-hye vs. Shinzo Abe: Leaders hard to mix

    By Kang Seung-woo Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe all but squandered the chance to meet with President Park Geun-hye by visiting the Yasukuni Shrine on Thursday, analysts said. The strained bilateral ties between the two leaders, which...

    • Posted December 28, 2013
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