Roh Moo-hyun
In the Palace of Largesse, a Plate From Dorset, a Train From Stalin
If it achieves nothing else, the visit by the South Korean president, Roh Moo-hyun, will at least make its mark on one of North Korea's most spectacular and unusual tourist attractions.
South Korean President Crosses Border for Landmark Summit
South Korea's president, Roh Moo-hyun, today walked across the heavily armed border with North Korea on his way to a summit in Pyongyang.
New Era Heralded in Seoul As Voters Avenge President
South Korea's impeached president, Roh Moo-hyun, appeared to have been vindicated in his conciliatory policies on North Korea and trade unions last night as the public voted in the country's most left-leaning parliament for more than 40 years. Riding a wave of public sympathy for Mr Roh...
South Korea's Roh Forced to Step Down
There were remarkable scenes in South Korea's parliament today as supporters of the president, Roh Moo-hyun, struggled in vain to prevent him being stripped of his powers in an unprecedented impeachment vote. Mr Roh was forced to step down after hours of scuffles and protests both inside...
South Korea: President Puts Head on Block
The South Korean president, Roh Moo-hyun, put an electoral gun to his head yesterday by calling for a national referendum in December to judge his record in office. Admitting he had lost confidence in his ability to lead the country in the face of mounting criticism from the political and...
S Korean Leader Warns of Threat From the North
South Korea's new president, Roh Moo-hyun, took office yesterday, warning of a "grave threat to world peace" from North Korea's suspected nuclear weapons programme. Amid the worst tensions on the peninsula for 10 years, Mr Roh received a baptism of fire from the North Korean capital,...
US cautious about Seoul's new reformer
When he takes office tomorrow, 56-year-old Roh Moo-hyun will become the youngest president in South Korea's history, the first never to have graduated from university and probably the only national leader to have won power through the internet.
US Softens Line in North Korea Dispute
The US today appeared to soften its stance in a tense standoff with the reclusive North Korean government, offering to restore much-needed energy aid if North Korea abandoned its nuclear programme. At a meeting with South Korea's president-elect, Roh Moo-hyun, the assistant US secretary...
Seoul Prepares Solution to Nuclear Crisis
South Korea will ask North Korea and the US to make compromises to resolve their dispute over the North's nuclear weapons programme. Its incoming president, Roh Moo-hyun, is drawing up proposals for a diplomatic solution which will be put to the North at talks due in the middle of the...
South Korea Elects Dove As President
South Korea's voters chose a progressive new president yesterday in a tight election result which may give peace a better chance on the divided Korean peninsula. The reform-minded Roh Moo-hyun, the candidate for the pro-government Millennium Democratic party, defeated the conservative Lee...
South Korea's impeached president, Roh Moo-hyun, appeared to have been vindicated in his conciliatory policies on North Korea and trade unions last night as the public voted in the country's most left-leaning parliament for more than 40 years. Riding a wave of public sympathy for Mr Roh...
South Korea's Roh Forced to Step Down
There were remarkable scenes in South Korea's parliament today as supporters of the president, Roh Moo-hyun, struggled in vain to prevent him being stripped of his powers in an unprecedented impeachment vote. Mr Roh was forced to step down after hours of scuffles and protests both inside...
South Korea: President Puts Head on Block
The South Korean president, Roh Moo-hyun, put an electoral gun to his head yesterday by calling for a national referendum in December to judge his record in office. Admitting he had lost confidence in his ability to lead the country in the face of mounting criticism from the political and...
S Korean Leader Warns of Threat From the North
South Korea's new president, Roh Moo-hyun, took office yesterday, warning of a "grave threat to world peace" from North Korea's suspected nuclear weapons programme. Amid the worst tensions on the peninsula for 10 years, Mr Roh received a baptism of fire from the North Korean capital,...
US cautious about Seoul's new reformer
When he takes office tomorrow, 56-year-old Roh Moo-hyun will become the youngest president in South Korea's history, the first never to have graduated from university and probably the only national leader to have won power through the internet.
US Softens Line in North Korea Dispute
The US today appeared to soften its stance in a tense standoff with the reclusive North Korean government, offering to restore much-needed energy aid if North Korea abandoned its nuclear programme. At a meeting with South Korea's president-elect, Roh Moo-hyun, the assistant US secretary...
Seoul Prepares Solution to Nuclear Crisis
South Korea will ask North Korea and the US to make compromises to resolve their dispute over the North's nuclear weapons programme. Its incoming president, Roh Moo-hyun, is drawing up proposals for a diplomatic solution which will be put to the North at talks due in the middle of the...
South Korea Elects Dove As President
South Korea's voters chose a progressive new president yesterday in a tight election result which may give peace a better chance on the divided Korean peninsula. The reform-minded Roh Moo-hyun, the candidate for the pro-government Millennium Democratic party, defeated the conservative Lee...