Sentences with phrase «korean president»

Born in a family of North Korean refugees, South Korean President Moon Jae - in recently told CNN he wanted to be the leader «who built a peaceful relationship between North and South».

The de facto leader of the Samsung Group, Lee Jae - yong, is to be indicted on charges of bribery, as investigators concluded their probe into an influence - peddling scandal around South Korean President Park Geun - hye, the independent counsel said today.

The Blue House, the executive office of the South Korean President, has announced that there will be no cryptocurrency trading ban in the short - term.

In another shock move the South Korean Ministry of Justice announced that they would be banning trading in cryptocurrency, fortunately, this was done without the consent of the other government agencies involved in the South Korean cryptocurrency regulation task force and the matter has to be cleared up by the Blue House, the executive office and official residence of the South Korean President.

South Korean President's executive office Blue House spokesperson Jung Ki - joon reaffirmed the public in a press conference on January 15.

The backlash from the Korean public was immediate and fierce, compelling the official office of the Korean president to release a statement cooling fears of a ban on trading, on the same day of the justice minister's statement.

After an impressive market reaction, with the average bitcoin rate falling by $ 2,000 to $ 13 105, the South Korean president's administration stated that such a ban is just one of the possible regulatory measures.

UPDATE: 10:55 p.m. EST — In a bid to placate opposition leaders, South Korean President Park Geun - hye Tuesday agreed to allow lawmakers to pick the next prime minister, withdrawing her nominee, Kim Byong - joon, chief policy advisor to the late liberal President Roh Moo - hyun, Yonhap News Agency reported.

On the Korean president's Blue House website, more than 4,000 petitions have been filed related to «virtual currencies» since Jan. 10.

According to the statement, stated by the press secretary of the South Korean president, in the near term it is not planned to impose a ban on cryptocurrency trading.

The Blue House, the executive office of the South Korean President Moon Jae - in, also offered a public apology for causing extreme volatility in both the South Korean and global cryptocurrency markets.

I agree with South Korean President Moon Jae - in: if anyone deserves the Nobel prize for bringing about peace between North and South Korea it's Donald Trump.

Mr. Goldman echoed that sentiment in his letter to Korean President Park Geun - hye.

South Korean President Moon Jae - in will give 300 ordinary voters total control over the future of nuclear power in the country.

Environmental Progress applauds the citizens jury for choosing wisdom over ideology, and praises South Korean President Moon Jae - in for honoring their decision.

In Flying, footage from a flight taken by then South Korean president Kim Dae - jung in 2000 to meet with the late North Korean leader Kim Jong - il captures the eerie uninhabited landscape of the north, while simultaneously suggesting the anticipation of hope.

On August 18, Lee Yong - woo, president of the Gwangju Biennale Foundation, announced his decision to resign over the controversy surrounding a satirical painting of South Korean president Park Geun - hye.

The biennial made waves due to the censorship of a satirical painting of former Korean president Park Geun - hye in 2014, leading to the resignation of Yongwoo Lee, who was president of GBF at the time.

In the single - channel short film Flying (2005), documentary footage of the flight taken by then South Korean president Kim Dae Jung to meet with then North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is appropriated and reworked.

Lee's resignation came after Sewol Owol (2014)-- a contentious work by artist Hong Seong - dam that depicts president Park Geun - hye as a scarecrow being controlled by her late father, former South Korean president Park Chung - hee (1917 — 79), and her chief of staff Kim Ki - choon — was deemed politically inappropriate by the Gwangju City Government.

The work depicts the South Korean president assailed by victims of the MV Sewol ferry disaster.

South Korean artists sue impeached president A group of 461 artists have filed a lawsuit against recently impeached South Korean president Park Geun - hye, her former culture minister Cho Yoon - sun and her chief of staff, Kim Ki - choon.

We are hopeful that things will change, and that the new Korean president will advance a new culture of compassion to animals.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae - in raise their hands after signing a joint statement at the border village of Panmunjom.

April 30, 2018 • South Korean President Moon Jae - in's remark follows Friday's historic summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, which produced an apparent breakthrough.

May 1, 2018 • The removal comes after a historic summit between South Korean President Moon Jae - in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who pledged a «complete denuclearization» of the Korean Peninsula.

Supporters of former South Korean President Park Geun - hye stage a rally to call for her release near the Seoul Central District Court on Friday.

«We will see major changes in the next two months,» South Korean President Moon Jae - in told his cabinet.

People watch a TV screen showing images of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, South Korean President Moon Jae - in, center, and President Trump at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, last month.

Former South Korean President Lee Myung - bak, seen last week outside the Seoul Central District Court prosecutors» office.

«South - North talks are inextricably related to North Korea - United States relations,» South Korean President Kim Dae Jung said in 2001, after Bush canceled dialogue with the North.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae - in embrace after signing the Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Unification of the Korean Peninsula during the Inter-Korean Summit at the Peace House on Friday.

Former South Korean President Lee Myung - Bak waves to the crowd as he is taken into custody outside his residence.

Six K - pop stars carried the coffin of SHINee singer Kim Jong Hyun onto a hearse on Thursday, after he died leaving behind a note that spoke of his battle South Korean President Moon Jae - in will unveil an array of TV talent and K - Pop celebrities at events, including a state dinner, in China on Thursday as he

In Doo - Ri Chung with South Korean President Lee Myung - bak and first lady Kim Yoon - ok as they welcome them to a State Dinner at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011.

Another diplomatic highlight was Obama's choice of a purple Doo - Ri Chung gown for the dinner honoring the South Korean president and first lady.

When Memebox (pronounced mee - mee - box), a start - up that delivers boxes of Korean beauty products to subscribers, became the first South Korean company at prestigious Silicon Valley start - up accelerator Y Combinator, South Korean president Park Geun - hye sent the brand a congratulatory rice cake.

The shadow foreign secretary, Emily Thornberry, has accused a Sky News presenter of sexism after she failed to name the French foreign minister and the South Korean president following repeated questions.

Thornberry, who also serves as the shadow Brexit secretary, was asked if she could name the French foreign minister, Jean - Marc Ayrault, or give the name or gender of the South Korean president, Park Geun - hye.

Murnaghan replied: «Let's talk about North Korea... what about the South Korean president then, if you want to talk about North Korea.

The heir to the Samsung business empire, which includes the world's biggest smartphone maker, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for bribery and other offences in connection with the scandal that brought down South Korean president Park Geun - Hye.

Hundreds of activists gathered near the border village of Panmunjom to protest against the talks between North Korean leader Kim Jong - un and South Korean President Moon Jae - in.

A convoy transporting South Korean President Moon Jae - in leaves the Presidential Blue House for the inter-Korean summit in Seoul

South Korean President Moon Jae - in told Kim Jong - un that he hoped to see a «bold agreement» as they began their summit on Friday.

South Korean President Moon Jae - in has left Seoul's presidential palace for the high - stakes summit.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae - in walk across the military demarcation line ahead of the inter-Korean summit

South Korean President Moon Jae - in and North Korean leader Kim Jong - un attend tree planting ceremony during the inter-Korean summit at the truce village of Panmunjom

South Korean President Moon Jae - in and North Korean leader Kim Jong - un attend the inter-Korean summit at the truce village of Panmunjom

Moon Jae - in, the South Korean president, is a former member of the special forces and saluted as he inspected the guard.

South Korean President Moon Jae - in said publicly too that President Trump deserved big credit for bringing about talks to discuss peace with the North.