SKorean candidates in final stretch
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The former Hyundai CEO, now the front-runner in South Korea's presidential election, denied involvement Tuesday in a stock manipulation case, accusing his opponents of spreading lies that would not derail his bid for office.
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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 28 -- The leading candidate to succeed Kofi Annan as secretary general of the United Nations, Ban Ki  Moon, South Korea's  minister of foreign affairs and trade,  has at least one potential advantage over his rivals in the election race for the world's top diplomat:
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The daughter of a former South Korean dictator and an ex-mayor who launched the &quot;greening&quot; of Seoul have announced their bids for the presidency, reports have said.
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South Korea is working with its  diplomatic partners to try to hold nuclear talks with North  Korea this month, but recent North Korean comments suggested no  grounds for optimism, the South's foreign minister said on  Friday. There are plans to hold a fourth round of nuclear  negotiations among the two Koreas, the United States, China,  Japan and Russia by the end of September as the countries  agreed at the previous session in June.
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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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Sunday marks the final day of competition at the Olympics and a field of 102 runners will be at the starting line for the men&#39;s marathon.
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South Korea's foreign minister has become the only candidate with a good chance of winning the race to succeed U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, but a mystery 'no' vote has thrown his victory into question.Comment
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Marsaxlokk are in the process of finalising their selection of a new foreign trio for the rest of the season.
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South Korea's foreign minister cemented his position as the near-certain successor to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday, the only one of six candidates to escape a veto in an informal Security Council ...Comment
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SOUTH Korea&#39;s Grace Park finished with a birdie today to join Americans Laura Diaz, Juli Inkster and Christina Kim in the first round Tournament of Champions lead.
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Text of report in English by South Korean newspaper Choson Ilbo website on 20 February  The two candidates vying to become the country's first astronaut will head for Russia on Feb. 27 for a year of training.
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South Koreans In-Kyung Kim and Hye Jung Choi shared the top spot in the LPGA Tour's final qualifying tournament Sunday, while 13 other players also earned full exemptions for next season.
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A single Korean Olympic team featuring athletes from the North and South is possible, an official at South Korea's Unification Ministry said Wednesday.
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The race to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe narrowed to two candidates Saturday as the ruling party said its conservative No. 2 leader and a dovish party stalwart who favors warmer ties with Asia will run.
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JAKARTA - Indonesia&#39;s presidential contenders yesterday launched their final battles on television, both pledging to get tough on terrorism, as the country entered the last stretch of a seven-month-long campaign.
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New York and four European capitals submitted their final bids to be host of the 2012 Summer Olympics by yesterday&#39;s deadline, the International Olympic Committee announced.
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U.S. and South Korean negotiators entered their final day of free trade talks Monday, what is expected to be the end of formal negotiations aimed at concluding a landmark deal by the end of March.