Topic: Lee Myung-bak

President Lee Myung-bak called for rooting out school violence and exercising greater parental oversight during a meeting with education groups ...

Reforming chaebol practices

As the April general election draws near, political parties are competitively pouring out corporate reform plans. The sudden impetus toward...

7. Chief of telecom regulator resigns

Choi Si-joong, chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, offered his resignation on Friday amid surging public criticism over a string of...
A senior police officer replied to President Lee Myung-bak's message of encouragement with a warning that Lee would be held accountable for his...
Employers' group hits back at move, says plan will increase labor costs and depress wages. The government is aiming to shorten working hours in a ...

Save traditional markets

Time to ensure coexistence with retail giants Traditional open-air markets in Korea have long been more than what they are today. They have...
South Korea's president has turned down the thermostat in his office and donned warmer underwear to save energy, he said Monday, urging fellow citizens to do the same to avoid a supply shortage.The warmer underwear was initially uncomfortable, Lee Myung-Bak ...
As free trade deals go, KORUS isn't quite worth breaking into song over. The South Korea-United States trade agreement, announced Friday by...
Getty Images. This South Korean residential neighbourhood took heavy damage during Tuesday's attack by North Korea. . . It's been said by many...
In 1945, following the end of World War II, Korea was divided into two parts: the then-Soviet occupied North and the American-occupied South. Both...