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1. News - Asia - KOREA

   South Korean president issues controversial pardons

   Posted Jan 29th 2013, 10:55am by Agence France-Presse in Seoul

   ... News Asia Korea Lee Myung-Bak Agence France-Presse in Seoul South Korea’s outgoing president Lee Myung-Bak on Tuesday pardoned a host of former close aides and confidantes jailed for corruption, despite criticism from his successor. The special pardons for 55 people included Lee’s longtime confidante and former minister Choi See-Joong and friend and businessman Chun Shin-Il - both ... new --> yna3480 Jan 29th 2013 2:04pm Right, he is the spokesperson for Blue House. new --> corby Jan 29th 2013 1:25pm That is not President Lee Myung-Bak on the picture. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1138454/south-korean-president-issues-controversial-pardons
2. five Ws

   Posted Nov 19th 2009, 12:00am by Karly Cox

   ... to meet President Hu Jintao . His final stop is Seoul, where he will hold talks with President Lee Myung-bak today. What? There have been several major talking points during the trip so far. Apec ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/698741/five-ws
3. News - Asia - SOUTH KOREA

   Outgoing South Korean president pardons former aides

   Posted Jan 30th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... News Asia Lee Myung-Bak Pardon Bribery Corruption Agence France-Presse in Seoul Lee Myung-bak rejects criticism for releasing confidantes jailed for bribery and vote-buying Brushing off criticism from his successor, South Korea's outgoing president Lee Myung-bak yesterday pardoned a host of former close aides and confidantes jailed for corruption. The pardons for 55 people ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1138817/outgoing-south-korean-president-pardons-former-aides
4. News - Asia - KOREA

   North Korea condemns Lee’s Yeonpyeong island visit

   Posted Oct 20th 2012, 04:00pm by Agence France-Presse in Seoul

   ... President Lee Myung-Bak to an island close to their disputed border and reiterated that it only recognises a demarcation line drawn by Pyongyang. A National Defence Commission spokesman said ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1065719/north-korea-condemns-lees-yeonpyeong-island-visit
5. News - Asia - KOREA

   Seoul warns North against election meddling

   Posted Sep 26th 2012, 10:09am by Agence France-Presse in Seoul

   ... response to any provocative act by North Korea aimed at influencing the South’s presidential election in December. The warning, issued at a top-level security meeting convened by President Lee ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1047601/seoul-warns-north-against-election-meddling
6. Words of comfort

   Posted Jun 30th 2008, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Donald Tsang Human Interest Lee Myung-Bak UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (May 24) 'The whole world stands behind you and supports you.' South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (May 30) 'I would have felt uncomfortable if I failed to visit here. Timely support would be helpful to the disaster-stricken residents here.' German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/643535/words-comfort
7. News - Asia - SOUTH KOREA

   S Korea president’s brother quizzed in land-deal probe

   Posted Nov 01st 2012, 02:46pm by Agence France-Presse in Seoul

   ... News Asia Lee Sang-eun S Korea Lee Myung-Bak Lee Si-hyung Agence France-Presse in Seoul The brother of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak appeared before a special prosecutor on Thursday over alleged irregularities in a project to build the president’s retirement home. Lee Sang-eun, 79, was called to testify about a 600 million won (US$542,000) loan he gave to his nephew ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1074255/s-korea-presidents-brother-quizzed-land-deal-probe
8. Comment - Insight & Opinion - WHO SAID IT?

   Who said it?

   Posted Jan 30th 2013, 12:00am

   ... Comment Insight & Opinion Housing Stephen Fisher Lee Myung-Bak Halle Ousmane Cisse Housing is a structural cause of poverty [in Hong Kong] due to some of our land policies Oxfam HK director general Stephen Fisher   This is not an abuse of power. It was carried out according to law and procedure A spokesman for South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on his pardoning of former ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1138840/who-said-it
9. News - Asia

   Briefs, November 15, 2012

   Posted Nov 15th 2012, 12:00am by AGENCIES

   ... refer President Lee Myung-bak's only son to the tax authorities as they handed down indictments over a project to build Lee's retirement home. Although Lee Si-hyung was not among ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1082564/briefs-november-15-2012
10. News - Asia - TERRITORIAL DISPUTE

    Seoul to rename peaks to assert claim to disputed islands

    Posted Oct 28th 2012, 04:34pm by AFP

    ... ministry said. The row over the Seoul-controlled islands – called Dokdo in Korea and Takeshima in Japan – boiled over in August when the South’s President Lee Myung-bak made a surprise visit ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1071780/seoul-rename-peaks-assert-claim-disputed-islands

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