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Tokyo and Seoul mending frayed ties
Published on 04/03/2023
» TOKYO: Japan and South Korea are considering settling a dispute over wartime labour compensation and other issues in a package deal amid growing momentum toward improving ties, a diplomatic source said on Saturday.
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South Korea pardons disgraced ex-president Park Geun-hye
AFP, Published on 24/12/2021
» SEOUL: South Korea's ex-president Park Geun-hye has received a pardon, cutting short a jail term of more than 20 years for corruption, the justice minister announced Friday, saying the reprieve was in the interests of national unity.
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Will East Asia win the recovery race?
Asia focus, Published on 15/02/2021
» East Asian countries have done remarkably well in managing the Covid-19 pandemic and limiting its economic repercussions. But, given that significant risks and uncertainties remain, it is far too soon to say that the region will emerge from the crisis as a global winner.
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Former South Korean president jailed after losing appeal
AFP, Published on 19/02/2020
» SEOUL: Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak was taken to prison Wednesday to begin a 17-year term for bribery and embezzlement after losing an appeal against a lighter sentence.
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Rebuilding Korea's burnt bridges
News, Published on 07/10/2019
» This year represents a significant year for the development of Asean-South Korea relations under South Korean President Moon Jae-in's New Southern Policy, especially with the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of dialogue relations between the two. Thailand is also the Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) chairman this year.
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Loy Krathong luck not with Ong Ang canal
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 22/11/2018
» Last week, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) put forward the idea of reclaiming the city's reputation as the "Venice of the East". Now guess what? City Hall this week has proposed another plan that will turn a city canal into the famous Cheonggyecheon Stream of Seoul.
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Loy Krathong festival ushers in new era for Klong Ong Ang
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/11/2018
» One of the most picturesque and much-anticipated festivals in Bangkok is Loy Krathong which falls this Thursday.
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S. Korea ex-president Lee jailed for 15 years on corruption charges
Published on 05/10/2018
» SEOUL: A Seoul court on Friday jailed former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak for 15 years for corruption, making him the latest in a string of high-profile political and business leaders ensnared by graft charges.
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South Korea is wooing Asean and India
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 17/07/2018
» For the first time since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War, South Korea, under the helm of President Moon Jae-in, has effectively been embedded in the regional scheme of things --political/security, economic and social/cultural. The country's previous four presidents -- Kim Dae-jung, Roh Moo-hyun, Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye -- tried to do the same but sadly they repeatedly failed. Every time these leaders wanted to focus on Southeast Asia and South Asia, something happened in the Northeast, the Korean Peninsula in particular, that immediately distracted them. They became mesmerised and forgot the region. There was no consistency whatsoever.
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S. Korea, Japan, China to hold summit next week
AFP, Published on 01/05/2018
» SEOUL: South Korea, China and Japan will hold a trilateral summit in Tokyo next week, Seoul announced Tuesday, the latest move in a diplomatic whirlwind centred around North Korea.
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