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Unification Church founder Moon hurt in crash

AP — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:31:37 +0000

A helicopter carrying the Rev. Sun Myung Moon crashed Saturday into a mountain in South Korea, injuring the founder of the Unification Church and 13 others, officials...

Unification Church founder hurt in crash

AP — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:03:23 +0000

A fire official says the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification Church, is among 14 people who were injured in a helicopter crash in South Korea.

Ex-Samsung boss avoids prison

AP — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:19:10 +0000

Former Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee saw the suspension Wednesday of his prison sentence in a tax-evasion conviction, a move that confirmed South Koreans’ view that tycoons are immune from...

South Korean court convicts ex-Samsung chairman

AP — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:06:48 +0000

A South Korean court handed a suspended sentence to former Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee on Wednesday, leaving the country’s iconic business figure free from prison while convicting him for evading...

South Korean court convicts ex-Samsung boss

AP — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:00:09 +0000

A South Korean court has convicted former Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee on charges of financial wrongdoing, but he will not face prison time.

Japan defends claim on disputed islands

AP — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:57:47 +0000

Japan’s government Tuesday defended its decision to include in school textbooks its claims to islands currently controlled by South Korea, a move that prompted Seoul to lodge a strong protest and recall its...

SKorea to recall ambassador from Tokyo

AP — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:35:21 +0000

South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said Monday that Seoul will recall its ambassador from Japan over a rekindled territorial dispute.

Island dispute revived between South Korea, Japan

AP — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:29:36 +0000

South Korea’s Foreign Ministry says Seoul will recall its ambassador from Japan over a rekindled territorial dispute.

SKorean prosecutors seek 7 years for Lee

AP — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:04:12 +0000

Prosecutors asked a South Korean court to sentence former Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee to seven years in prison for tax evasion and other charges, saying the country’s powerful business conglomerates should not be immune from the...

South Korean prosecutors seek 7 years for Lee

AP — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:14:16 +0000