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Ahn Cheol-soo

Type: Person

Name: Ahn Cheol-soo

Title: Chief executive officer and president

Organization: AhnLab

Date of Birth: 26/02/1962

Place of Birth: Busan, South Korea

Fact Sheet: Biography for Ahn Cheol-soo

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Grand National Party

New Parliamentary Leaderships for the Ruling and Opposition Parties

The ruling Saenuri Party’s Choi Kyung-hwan and the opposition Democratic Party’s Jun Byung-hun were elected new floor leaders for the Korea’s National Assembly on Wednesday, May 15. Since they both strive for stronger party presence in the parliament, ... [Published Korea Broadcasting System - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Saenuri Party, Choi Kyung-hwan, Elections, Grand National Party, Ahn Cheol-soo

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Roh Moo-hyun

DP needs a new world view

The main opposition Democratic Party is hyping up a new slogan - a party serving for the powerless and weak. In Gwangju, its political home base, the DP announced its declaration to become a “party for the eul” (a Korean term referring to the weaker or ... [Published Korea Joongang Daily - May 19 2013]

Entities: Kim Dae-jung, Roh Moo-hyun, Ahn Cheol-soo

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Ewha Womans University

Leading women’s rights activist passes away

Park Young-sook, a pioneering women’s rights activist in Korea and former chairwoman of the Circle Foundation (formerly named the Ahn Cheol-soo Foundation), died of natural causes in Seoul, on Friday at the age of 81.Born in Pyongyang in 1932, Park graduated ... [Published Korea Herald - May 19 2013]

Entities: Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Ahn Cheol-soo, Kim Dae-jung, Countermeasures

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

New floor leaders

Rep. Choi kyung-hwan, the new floor leader of the ruling Saenuri Party, and his opposition Democratic Party counterpart, Rep. Jun Byung-hun, have much to do in shaping new strategies and directing activities on the floor.They will have to fiercely compete ... [Published Korea Herald - May 19 2013]

Entities: Ahn Cheol-soo, Leadership, Accusations

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Park honors May 18 movement, calls for national unity

GWANGJU— President Park Geun-hye on Saturday took part in honoring the 33rd anniversary of a popular movement in the southern city of Gwangju that acted as the watershed event in the nation's transition into a democracy and said the event should be used ... [Published Korea Herald - May 18 2013]

Entities: Democracy, Unified Progressive Party, Kim Han-gil, Ahn Cheol-soo

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Kim Dae-jung

Leader of feminist movement dies

Park Young-sook, former chairwoman of the Circle Foundation, better known as the Ahn Cheol-soo Foundation, died of natural causes at the Severance Hospital in Seoul, Friday. She was 81.Born in Pyongyang in 1932, the late Park devoted her entire life to ... [Published Korea Times - May 17 2013]

Entities: Kim Dae-jung, Ewha Womans University, Ahn Cheol-soo

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Ahn Cheol-soo

Ahn-Moon rivalry kicks in

Rep. Moon Jae-inReps. Ahn Cheol-soo and Moon Jae-in are vying to gain an upper hand in the realignment of the liberal opposition bloc.Ahn, a new independent lawmaker, last week said he will form a new political camp by fielding candidates of his choice ... [Published Korea Times - May 17 2013]

Entities: Moon Jae-in, Seoul, Ahn Cheol-soo

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

With 15 lawmakers on trial, S. Korean parties scramble ahead of October by-elections

A total of 15 lawmakers are currently being tried for either violating the election law or receiving illegal political funds ahead of last year's April general elections.Of the 15,10 of them are from the ruling Saenuri Party.This means that if they're ... [Published Arirang - May 17 2013]

Entities: Elections, Ahn Cheol-soo, Election Law

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Two new drivers in Assembly

New floor leaders for the ruling Saenuri Party and main opposition Democratic Party were elected yesterday. Floor leaders play a crucial role in orchestrating the operations of the National Assembly as the prime representatives of their political parties. ... [Published Korea Joongang Daily - May 15 2013]

Entities: Saenuri Party, Choi Kyung-hwan, Ahn Cheol-soo, Yoon Chang-jung, Elections

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Part 4

And standing by all this is newly elected independent lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo.How is the main opposition party reacting to news that Ahn may form his own party?For now, it certainly doesn't bode well for the DP.The DP is aware of Ahn's popularity and how ... [Published Arirang - May 15 2013]

Entities: Ahn Cheol-soo

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Ahn Cheol-soo Moves Closer to Forming New Party

Independent lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo has poured more fuel on speculation he will form his own political party in the coming months. The one-time presidential candidate says he hopes to field candidates in the October by-election, but only if he can find ... [Published Digital Chosun - May 15 2013]

Entities: Ahn Cheol-soo, Speculations

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Different move of two opposition leaders

. MAY 15, 2013 06:01. . Independent lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo is expanding the boundary of his activities, after disclosing his intent to form independent organization of his own in the re-election and by-elections scheduled in October.After visiting his ... [Published Donga.com - May 15 2013]

Entities: Ahn Cheol-soo, Roh Moo-hyun, Moon Jae-in, Elections

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New Parliamentary Leaderships for the Ruling an... [Published Korea Broadcasting System - 7 hours ago]
DP needs a new world view [Published Korea Joongang Daily - May 19 2013]
Leading women’s rights activist passes away [Published Korea Herald - May 19 2013]
New floor leaders [Published Korea Herald - May 19 2013]
Park honors May 18 movement, calls for national... [Published Korea Herald - May 18 2013]
Ahn-Moon rivalry kicks in [Published Korea Times - May 17 2013]
Leader of feminist movement dies [Published Korea Times - May 17 2013]
With 15 lawmakers on trial, S. Korean parties s... [Published Arirang - May 17 2013]
Ahn plans to form political group apart from DP [Published Korea Joongang Daily - May 16 2013]
Two new drivers in Assembly [Published Korea Joongang Daily - May 15 2013]
Part 4 [Published Arirang - May 15 2013]
Ahn Cheol-soo Moves Closer to Forming New Party [Published Digital Chosun - May 15 2013]
Different move of two opposition leaders [Published Donga.com - May 15 2013]
Progressive Justice Party chair says the future... [Published Korea Joongang Daily - May 14 2013]
Ahn starts to expand political force [Published Korea Times - May 14 2013]
Ahn Cheol-soo indicates interest in forming pol... [Published Arirang - May 13 2013]
New independent lawmaker indicates he will form... [Published Yonhap News Agency - May 13 2013]
Who is Yoon Chang-jung? [Published Korea Times - May 10 2013]
The Democratic Party at sea [Published Korea Joongang Daily - May 08 2013]
New opposition leader [Published Korea Herald - May 06 2013]
Main opposition Democratic Party carries on wit... [Published Arirang - May 06 2013]
Biggest faction in DP excluded from new leadership [Published Korea Joongang Daily - May 05 2013]
Change and the Democratic Party [Published Korea Joongang Daily - May 05 2013]
New Democratic leader vows end to factionalism [Published Korea Herald - May 05 2013]
Party maverick takes helm of opposition [Published Korea Herald - May 05 2013]
Main opposition party's new chief urges dialogu... [Published Yonhap News Agency - May 05 2013]
Kim Han-gil picked to lead Democratic Party [Published Korea Herald - May 04 2013]
Minor opposition party defection fuels progress... [Published Korea Herald - May 02 2013]
DUP leadership hopefuls lock horns [Published Korea Times - May 02 2013]
Rep. Kang bolts from progressive party [Published Korea Times - May 02 2013]

Blogs

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Ahn Cheol-Soo, Politician [Published WSJ.com: Korea Real Time - Apr 25 2013] Ahn Cheol-soo, a celebrity software mogul who made an aborted run at the presidency last year, won a seat in a Seoul district by almost a 30-percent margin, potentially the first rung on a climb back up the political ladder. ...
Ahn Plots Return as Park Struggles [Published WSJ.com: Korea Real Time - Mar 04 2013] Ahn Cheol-soo, the mercurial software-mogul-turned-presidential-hopeful who eventually dropped out of last year’s election to allow Moon Jae-in a clear run at the nation’s top job, is targeting a National Assembly seat in an April by-election. ...
From Gangnam Style to Jailed Tweeter: Korea in ... [Published Global Voices Online - Dec 26 2012] Starting from North Korean leadership change, to Gangnam Style spreading over the world and finally the presidential election in December, 2012 has been a dramatic year in South Korea. Here are the top seven Korean stories which created major social ...
A homecoming [Published Banyan - The Economist - Dec 19 2012] SOUTH KOREA has elected Park Geun-hye, a 60-year-old conservative, as president for the coming five years. The candidate is from the same party, the Saenuri party, as the incumbent, Lee Myung-bak. She is the daughter of Park Chung-hee, the dictator ...
Park caught in debate crossfire – The Korea Herald [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Dec 05 2012] Presidential frontrunner Park Geun-hye came under fire in Tuesday’s TV debate from both opposition candidates over her aides’ corruption, absolute control of her party and ties to the incumbent administration and past dictatorial governments. Park struck ...

Audio/Video

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Billionaire wins S Korean parliamentary seat [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Apr 24 2013]