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South Korea Will Hold Onto Its Principles Despite Beijing’s Retaliation: PM

South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has said it would be a lack of courtesy for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to oppose President Yoon Suk-yeol taking part in a NATO summit in Madrid. “If it is necessary for our security, we should go,” Han told reporters on June 28 during a dinner meeting. “It…


Ex-South Korean President Roh Tae-Woo Dies at 88

SEOUL, South Korea—Former South Korean President Roh Tae-woo, a major player in a 1979 coup who later became president in a landmark democratic election before ending his tumultuous political career in prison, died in hospital on Tuesday in the capital of Seoul. He was 88. Roh, who ruled South Korea as president from 1988–1993, died…