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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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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In a hastily organized news conference, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun&#39;s Spokesman Kim Jong-min on Thursday told reporters that the Presidential Office will
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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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US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is due in China for his first visit since taking up the post.
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New Indonesian president Susilo Bambang  Yudhoyono vowed Wednesday to stimulate the economy and  personally lead the fight against pervasive corruption, but  urged his people not to expect miracles overnight.
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Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would soon meet with South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun as he works to patch up strained ties with Seoul and Beijing.
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South Korea's incoming leader plans to scrap a ministry handling relations with Pyongyang, his aides say.
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South Korea's integration into the global economy is still relatively low despite its dramatic growth in recent decades, the head of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said.
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South Korea's foreign minister, the clear favorite to become the next U.N. secretary-general, vowed Tuesday to pursue crucial reforms of the world body if elected and to seek a peaceful resolution to North Korea's nuclear standoff.
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South Koreaâs central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a sixth month after consumer prices increased at the slowest pace in seven years. The Bank of Korea, led by its governor, Lee Seong-tae, left the overnight call rate at a five-year high of 4.5 percent. âEconomic growth has weakened,â Mr. Lee, left, said. âConsumer prices have stabilized.â The bank raised rates three times in 2006. Recent reports showing that the economy grew at the slowest pace in 18 months and that household debt fell for the first time in a year ended expectations that the central bank would raise rates in the first half of this year.
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South Koreans on Wednesday elected as president Lee Myung-bak, a right-wing former CEO vowing to improve the economy and stand up to North Korea, TV exit polls showed.
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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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In his first state visit to Singapore, the president of Indonesia gave business leaders a glimpse of the more dynamic economy he wants his nation to be.
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North Korea's second-most senior leader  toured a shiny new science park in Beijing Monday, a first stop  on visit aimed at finding ways to help the North's moribund  economy as much as jump-starting stalled nuclear talks.
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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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SINGAPORE Placed in charge of securing his city-state&#39;s economic future in the face of growing competition from China and India, Singapore&#39;s new prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, is calling for his citizens to be more productive - literally.