Roh Moo-hyun

Roh Moo-hyun
Roh Moo-hyun
Type: Person
Name: Roh Moo-hyun
Title: Former President of South Korea (deceased on 23 May 2009)
Date of Birth: 1946-08-06
Place of Birth: Gimhae, Gyeongsang-namdo
Nationality: South Korea
Fact Sheet: Biography for Roh Moo-hyun
First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

Comfort women overcome their suffering by easing others’ pain

Koreans donate to women victimized by sex crimes during Vietnam WarUpdated : 2013-06-18 20:16Two Korean former sex slaves during the Japanese colonial era are raising funds to support other victims of wartime sexual violence around the world.The so-called ... [Published Korea Herald - Jun 18 2013]
First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Land minister says housing bills ‘have to be passed’

The clock is ticking as the government pushes for passage of two major bills to help boost the real estate market pending in the National Assembly.June is a critical month for the government to enact the plan contained in its April 1 stimulus package ... [Published Korea Joongang Daily - Jun 17 2013]
First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

A presidential blind spot

Former South Korean President Chun Doo Hwan, who served from 1980 to 1988, urgently summoned his senior secretary on economic affairs one day. Park Yung-chul, now a professor at Korea University, was confronted with a question about the Bank of Korea ... [Published Korea Joongang Daily - Jun 17 2013]
First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Ex-minister tapped to head tripartite labor panel

Kim Dae-hwanFormer Labor Minister Kim Dae-hwan was picked to lead a presidential advisory panel on labor policy, Cheong Wa Dae said Friday.Kim, 64, will replace Choi Jong-tae who has recently offered to step down. The new chairman served as labor and ... [Published Korea Herald - Jun 14 2013]
First reported Jun 09 2013 - Updated Jun 09 2013 - 1 reports

Cross-border travel reflects inter-Korean relations

The two Koreas’ agreement to hold the first government-level talks in two years last week raised hopes that it will spur wider travel across the border, starting with Sunday’s working-level talks at the truce village of Panmunjeom.Throughout the past ... [Published Korea Herald - Jun 09 2013]
First reported Jun 09 2013 - Updated Jun 09 2013 - 1 reports

Pressure on bank CEO

Financial authorities’ pressure for a provincial bank CEO to resign is creating a big stir, raising fears about the revival of an outdated practice ― all things about finances are controlled by bureaucrats.Lee Jang-ho, chairman and CEO of BS Financial ... [Published Korea Times - Jun 09 2013]
First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 1 reports

Park to Visit U.K. in Fall

President Park Geun-hye will pay a state visit to the U.K. this fall at the invitation of Queen Elizabeth II, Seoul and London announced on Monday.The two countries mark 130 years of diplomatic relations this year. Park will discuss ways of developing ... [Published Digital Chosun - Jun 04 2013]
First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 1 reports

South Korean leader to visit UK

The president of South Korea, Park Geun-hye, is to make a state visit to London. The South Korean leader will visit the UK in the autumn after accepting an invitation from the Queen, said Buckingham Palace.Miss Geun-hye is South Korea's first female president ... [Published Wharfvalley - Jun 03 2013]
First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 1 reports

President to visit UK

President Park Geun-hye will undertake a state visit to the United Kingdom this autumn, according to Cheong Wa Dae, Monday, accepting an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II.“President Park will visit the U.K. this autumn,” said presidential spokeswoman ... [Published Korea Times - Jun 03 2013]
First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Thousands attend 4th memorial service for President Roh Moo-hyun

Some 40 incumbent Democratic Party lawmakers on Thursday attended the fourth memorial service for former President Roh Moo-hyun, including DP leader Kim Han-gil and former presidential candidate Moon Jae-in, one of the former leader's closest aides.The ... [Published Arirang - May 23 2013]
First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

late former president-death anniversary

GIMHAE/SEOUL, South Korea, May 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday marked the fourth anniversary of former President Roh Moo-hyun's death as thousands of people gathered in his southern hometown to pay tribute to the late iconic liberal.About 10,000 ... [Published GlobalPost - May 23 2013]
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Can Rep. Moon revive pro-Roh faction?

Rep. Moon Jae-in, a former liberal presidential candidate and chief of staff for the late President Roh Moo-hyun, recently expressed hope for an administration change in five years time.His remarks are seen as a signal that the lawmaker of the main opposition ... [Published Korea Times - May 22 2013]

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Time for a bold move [Published Korea Joongang Daily - 8 hours ago]
North Korea: War games gone wrong [Published Red Pepper - Jun 18 2013]
Comfort women overcome their suffering by easin... [Published Korea Herald - Jun 18 2013]
Blue House accused of suppressing data on incom... [Published Hani.co.kr - Jun 18 2013]
Land minister says housing bills ‘have to be pa... [Published Korea Joongang Daily - Jun 17 2013]
A presidential blind spot [Published Korea Joongang Daily - Jun 17 2013]
Korea rising: From rags to riches [Published Korea Times - Jun 17 2013]
Ex-minister tapped to head tripartite labor panel [Published Korea Herald - Jun 14 2013]
SKorea's ex-spy chief indicted in election scandal [Published Metro Broadcast - Jun 14 2013]
Failed talks with N.K. spark partisan clash in ... [Published Korea Herald - Jun 13 2013]
Trust is the key word in Beijing [Published Korea Joongang Daily - Jun 12 2013]
Inter-Korean talks no longer being called “mini... [Published Hani.co.kr - Jun 11 2013]
No more illusions about dialogue [Published Korea Joongang Daily - Jun 10 2013]
Another suicide attempt won't help [Published China Post - Jun 10 2013]
Who will be chief N. Korean delegate? [Published Korea Times - Jun 10 2013]
Opposition eyes S-N parliament talks [Published Korea Times - Jun 10 2013]
Cross-border travel reflects inter-Korean relat... [Published Korea Herald - Jun 09 2013]
Pressure on bank CEO [Published Korea Times - Jun 09 2013]
Historian speaks on the need for peaceful reuni... [Published Hani.co.kr - Jun 09 2013]
Park focuses on national security at luncheon [Published Korea Joongang Daily - Jun 07 2013]
Lots of diligence, but few results [Published Korea Joongang Daily - Jun 07 2013]
Push for telemedicine [Published Korea Herald - Jun 07 2013]
South and North Korea agree to minister-level t... [Published Hani.co.kr - Jun 07 2013]
DPRK : Korea and the enigma of the West [Published Axis of Logic - Jun 06 2013]
Historians should not brainwash students [Published Korea Times - Jun 06 2013]
Troy Stangarone: Prospects for the U.S.-Korea A... [Published Council On Foreign Relations - Jun 06 2013]
KB Financial nominates Lim as next chief [Published Korea Herald - Jun 05 2013]
Reigniting a nation’s passion [Published Korea Joongang Daily - Jun 04 2013]
Azerbaijan Celebrates 95th Anniversary of Its “... [Published Seoul Times - Jun 04 2013]
Park to Visit U.K. in Fall [Published Digital Chosun - Jun 04 2013]
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Counter-Terrorism and Emergency Management: Kee... [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - May 07 2013]
Counter-terrorism strategies and tactics are rightly in the consciousness of officials and civilians in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing. While preventing future attacks should be a leading priority for government at all levels, officials must ...
A Possible "Off Ramp" in North Korea [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Apr 16 2013]
At the Brookings panel discussion on North Korea on April 15, “ North Korea and Policy Priorities for the United States ,” several important points were made that suggest a connecting of the dots would be useful. First, the consensus appeared to be ...
A Possible "Off Ramp" in North Korea [Published Brookings Up Front - Apr 16 2013]
At the Brookings panel discussion on North Korea on April 15, “ North Korea and Policy Priorities for the United States ,” several important points were made that suggest a connecting of the dots would be useful. First, the consensus appeared to be ...
South Korea: Ex-Police Chief Jailed for Defamin... [Published Global Voices Online - Feb 23 2013]
A former South Korean police chief was sentenced to a 10-month jail term for falsely accusing the deceased former president of maintaining slush fund bank accounts under assumed names. The court's decision was met with praise, but some net users complained ...
‘Pulling a Ronald Reagan’: How South Korea Can ... [Published The Moderate Voice - Feb 16 2013]
Should South Korea embark on an arms race with Pyongyang so costly that it breaks the back of the North Korean regime? That is the implication of this column by Oh Young-jin of The Korea Times , who counsels his frustrated countrymen that Reagan’s ...
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