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A BAD WEEK FOR ...

A bad week for ... , December 23, 2012

23 Dec 2012

The Mayans

2:02AM

South Korea on track to elect first female president

19 Dec 2012

South Korea appeared to have elected its first female president on Wednesday, as national TV predicted a clear victory for conservative Park Geun-hye, daughter of the country’s former dictator.

9:15PM

South Koreans head to ballot box to elect new president

19 Dec 2012

Just days after the return of the hawkish Shinzo Abe to power in Japan, South Koreans today head to the ballot box to elect their new president.

4:23AM

Ghosts of presidents past haunt South Korea vote

18 Dec 2012

South Koreans choose a new leader on Wednesday in an election shadowed by the ghosts of two dead presidents – Park Chung-hee and Roh Moo-hyun.

12:42PM

South Korea’s far-left presidential candidate quits

16 Dec 2012

The presidential candidate from South Korea’s far-left party quit on Sunday in an attempt to unify left-leaning voters against the conservative front-runner in an increasingly tight race.

5:02PM

No-hoper steals South Korean presidential debate

5 Dec 2012

A far-left candidate polling at around one per cent in South Korea’s presidential candidate stole the campaign’s first TV debate with a scathing attack on conservative front-runner Park Geun-hye...

3:59PM

Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

3:37AM

South Korea’s Park, Moon register for election after Ahn quits

Nominees from South Korea’s ruling and opposition parties registered candidacies for next month’s presidential election, squaring off after an independent withdrew from the race and endorsed the...

11:11AM

In Korea, who will take on Park?

The decision by South Korea's two left-leaning presidential candidates to merge their campaigns to avoid splitting their vote was a no-brainer if they are to have any chance of defeating...

12:56AM

S Korea presidential hopefuls discuss united candidacy

South Korea’s two left-leaning presidential hopefuls held merger talks on Tuesday on picking a single candidate to challenge conservative front-runner Park Geun-hye in an increasingly tight race...

6:25PM