New South Korean leader to put economy first
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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, South Korea -- South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said Monday his government will seek to increase investment and make selective tax cuts in an effort to maintain a 5 percent annual economic growth rate.
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Indonesia's new president Susilo  Bambang Yudhoyono vowed on Wednesday to stimulate the economy  and personally lead the fight against endemic corruption, but  urged his people not to expect miracles overnight.
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President Roh Moo-hyun&#39;s visit to the so-called &quot;ABC&quot; nations of Latin America - Argentina, Brazil and Chile - in the next several days is aimed at building a strong beachhead for Korean companies.
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The new president-elect of South Korea says the North must ditch nuclear weapons and boost human rights.
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South Korea's unification minister will this week visit a North Korean mountain resort that the United States has labeled a cash cow for Pyongyang's leaders, an official said on Monday.
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South Korea&#39;s Unification Ministry predicts in analyses of the latest trends in the North that during this year the principles of a market-oriented economy will expand further into the Stalinist state&#39;s society and the minds of its people.
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South Korea's economy will probably expand by slightly less than the previously projected 5 percent in 2008 due to increased risks from the slowing global economy and firmer oil prices, Finance Minister Kwon O-kyu said.
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It has only just begun and already South Korea&#39;s program of historical reckoning of the often brutal Japanese occupation and colonization has produced its first victim. With no small amount of irony, it was the chairman of the governing ...
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Japan's new prime minister names his economic team but is urged to outline plans to maintain Japan's growth.
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Impoverished North Korea's first steps to take apart its nuclear arms program may reap the reward of food aid from the South when the two hold their first high-level meeting in months on Tuesday.
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South Korea will be able to avoid a sharp   drop in the economy even if the U.S. economy slows down next   year, thanks to growth in big regions such as Japan, China and   the euro zone, the nation's finance minister said on Tuesday.
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South Korea's President Roh Moo-Hyun started an official visit to Brazil as part of his country's campaign to find new business in the region.
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TOKYO -- Japan's new nationalist prime minister pledged yesterday to make his country a decisive force on the international stage and push for a reduction in tensions with China and South Korea.
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South Korea's next leader Lee Myung-Bak on Thursday promised pragmatic policies aimed at revitalising the economy and persuading North Korea to denuclearise and improve its rights record.
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North Korea will receive its first promised shipment of energy aid next week, South Korea said Wednesday, a day after Pyongyang's reclusive leader urged progress in a deal to dismantle his country's nuclear programs.
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SEOUL, South Korea -- North and South Korea held working-level military talks Friday, the first dialogue between the two countries this year, as Seoul's conservative president-elect prepared to take office with calls for a tougher stance toward Pyongyang.