Economy pledge helps Lee win South Korean presidency
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Right-wing businessman Lee Myung-bak swept to victory in South Korea's presidential election, his promises to revamp the economy pushing aside concern about his ethics, official results showed on Thursday.
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South Korean President-elect Lee Myung-bak nominated as prime minister Monday a veteran official with broad international experience to focus on achieving his goal of bolstering economic growth.
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A center-right alliance headed by   Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt won power in Sweden,   ending 12 years of Social Democrat rule with vows to cut taxes   and trim back the welfare state to boost jobs.
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South Korea's economic growth accelerated in the fourth quarter on strength in exports and manufacturing, the Bank of Korea said Friday, with economists expressing optimism the country can weather a possible global slowdown.
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SEOUL, Dec. 18 -- Because he embodies a brand that voters here are itching to buy, Lee Myung-bak seems almost certain to be elected Wednesday as president of South Korea.
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South Korea's president-elect pledged on Thursday to put the economy first once he takes office and not to be shy about telling prickly North Korea to mend its ways over nuclear weapons and human rights.
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SEOUL - Finance and Economy Minister Lee Hun-jai on Monday blamed South Korea&#39;s present economic lethargy on &quot;unsubstantiated uncertainty&quot; about the future, which in turn leads to weakening the confidence of market players.
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South Korea's next president said Thursday he will try hard to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and offered the communist state a dramatic rise in living standards in return.
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South Korea's president-elect Lee Myung-bak said on Thursday his conservative government will press North Korea to drop its nuclear arms program but was mindful of the need to be patient with the communist state.
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A center-right alliance headed by  Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt won power in Sweden,  ending 12 years of Social Democrat rule with vows to cut taxes  and trim back the welfare state to boost jobs.
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South Koreans went to the polls on Wednesday expected to choose as president a former CEO vowing to knock the economy into shape and stand up to the North, but whose authority could be weakened by a fraud investigation.
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Exit polls showed Lee Myung-bak winning South Korea's presidential election by a landslide Wednesday, as voters overlooked fraud allegations in hope the former Hyundai CEO will revive the economy.
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TOKYO, Sept. 20 -- Shinzo Abe, the nationalist who has pledged to make his country a more robust force on the world stage, won the contest to become leader of Japan's ruling party Wednesday, all but clinching election as prime minister next week.
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South Korea's top economic official says the government would not sit idle in case of a speculative attack on the country's currency.
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South Korea's foreign minister sought to cement his front-runner status in the race to succeed Kofi Annan as UN chief, vowing that if elected he would try to make the world body leaner and more efficient.
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Right-wing businessman Lee Myung-bak overcame doubts about his ethics to win South Korea's presidential election by a landslide on Wednesday with promises to make voters better off and to stand up to North Korea.
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A former Hyundai CEO appeared headed for a landslide win in South Korea's presidential election, according to exit polls. Lee Myung-Bak broke from the pack by virtue of his rags-to-riches story and business background. But the vote became uncertain after foes released a clip of him saying he founded a company at the center of stock manipulation charges.