(Corrects to spell out Kwon Young-kook’s full name on first reference in paragraph 16) By Hyunsu Yim and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -Young women in South Korea voted in droves to help new liberal President Lee Jae-myung win Tuesday’s election, reflecting the entrenched gender divide over politics in the country where more young men backed …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -Wednesday marks the 36th anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in and around central Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, when Chinese troops opened fire on their own people. The event remains a taboo topic of discussion in mainland China and will not be officially commemorated by the ruling Communist Party or government. China …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -Lee Jae-myung, the liberal South Korean politician elected on Tuesday as the country’s next leader, overcame a knife attack, martial law and criminal charges on his unexpected path to the presidency. Running for the Democratic Party, Lee defeated his conservative opponent by a wide margin in the snap election called …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China denied on Tuesday that its scientific and technological achievements were due to “stolen” intellectual property, after comments by the Dutch defence minister accusing Beijing of intensifying its espionage, especially on semiconductors. China firmly opposes attempts to “smear” it using accusations of “spying” and “cyberattacks” as a pretext, the Chinese foreign ministry said …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -The U.S. should create the necessary conditions for bilateral relations to get back onto “the right track,” China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the U.S. ambassador to Beijing on Tuesday, according to a ministry statement. After trade talks last month in Geneva, China has “conscientiously and strictly” implemented the consensus reached by both …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s newly elected President Lee Jae-myung has vowed political and economic reforms to help the country recover from the shock of December’s brief martial law. Here are some of the main policy proposals put forward by Lee and his party: ECONOMY The Democratic Party has vowed to gradually increase budgets for research …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -South Koreans voted in Lee Jae-myung as their next president in the country’s June 3 snap election to heal the wounds of a shock martial law declaration in December, but the liberal leader comes with his own legal baggage in the form of five different criminal trials. Democratic Party leader Lee has denied …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -With 99.2% of votes counted in South Korea’s snap presidential election, liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung has 49.3% of votes, according to National Election Commission data on Wednesday. (Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Leslie Adler)
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s conservative presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo conceded defeat early on Wednesday in the June 3 snap election. Kim told a press conference that he had congratulated his opponent, liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung, on his election victory. (Reporting by Joyce LeeEditing by Gareth Jones)
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Brunei’s ruler Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah returned home on Tuesday, the prime minister’s office said, after resting in Malaysia following his admission to a Malaysian hospital with fatigue last week. The sultan, 78, returned to Brunei with his consort Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha, after meeting Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and …
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