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Yonhap News Summary
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Tuesday.
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(Kim Death) (3rd LD) Nation saddened by death of 'great political leader'
SEOUL -- Former President Kim Dae-jung, a lifelong campaigner for democracy and
inter-Korean peace, died at Seoul's Severance Hospital Tuesday after a long
battle with pneumonia and related complications, hospital officials and aides
said. He was 85.
"Former President Kim had been treated for pneumonia since July 13 but died of
heart failure caused by internal organ dysfunctions," Park Chang-il, president of
Severance Hospital, said in a news conference.
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Kim Dae-jung revered for lifelong struggle for peace, democracy
SEOUL -- Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, who died on Tuesday at age
85, was known as a man who could forge success out of unyielding challenges.
Kim served as president from 1998 to 2003, and was respected for his vehement
opposition to the nation's authoritarian rulers in the 1970s and 80s.
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(LEAD) Seoul may propose talks to N. Korea this week on family reunions
SEOUL -- Seoul is considering proposing talks to Pyongyang this week to follow up
on a pledge by Pyongyang to resume inter-Korean family reunions in October,
according to an informed source Tuesday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and South's Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun
Jeong-eun on Sunday agreed on a series of steps which, if officially endorsed by
Seoul, will resuscitate stalled tourism projects and restart the reunion of
families separated by the 1950-1953 Korean War. The Hyundai Group is the main
North Korean counterpart in cross-border business ventures.
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No signs of normalized traffic at N.K. border despite agreement
SEOUL -- North Korea had not normalized the flow of border traffic with the South
despite a recent promise from its leader Kim Jong-il to do so, the government
said Tuesday.
On Sunday, Kim met with South Korea's Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun and
agreed to resume stalled tourism projects and reunions of families separated by
the 1950-53 Korean War.
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(Rocket Launch) S. Korea to proceed with launch despite ex-president's death
SEOUL -- South Korea will move forward with the launch of its first space rocket
as scheduled despite the death of former president Kim Dae-jung, officials said
Tuesday.
The rocket, named the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1), is scheduled to
blast off from the Naro Space Center 485km south of Seoul late Wednesday
afternoon.
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(LEAD) President Lee says S. Korea has lost great political leader
SEOUL -- President Lee Myung-bak said Tuesday that his country has lost a "great
political leader" with the death of former President Kim Dae-jung, widely revered
for his life-long efforts to promote democracy and inter-Korean reconciliation.
"The people will long remember his aspirations and accomplishments for democracy
and national reconciliation," Lee said in a brief statement. "I hope former
president Kim's spirit will lead to inter-Korean reconciliation and national
unity."
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Court finds former KBS chief not guilty of malfeasance
SEOUL -- A former president of the national public broadcaster was found not
guilty of malfeasance by a local court Tuesday following an investigation fraught
with controversy over political motives.
The Seoul Central District Court said it found Jung Yun-joo not guilty of
inflicting losses of some 190 billion (US$143 million) to the public television
station KBS.
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(LEAD) Seoul stocks close 0.21 pct higher on bargain hunting
SEOUL -- South Korean stocks finished 0.21 percent higher Tuesday as
institutional bargain hunting boosted tech shares, analysts said. The local
currency climbed against the U.S. dollar.
After moving between gains and losses, the benchmark Korean Composite Stock Price
Index (KOSPI) managed to add 3.18 points to 1,550.24. Volume was moderate at
592.1 million shares worth 6.4 trillion won (US$5.1 billion) with losers
outnumbering winners 553 to 269.
(END)
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Tuesday.
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(Kim Death) (3rd LD) Nation saddened by death of 'great political leader'
SEOUL -- Former President Kim Dae-jung, a lifelong campaigner for democracy and
inter-Korean peace, died at Seoul's Severance Hospital Tuesday after a long
battle with pneumonia and related complications, hospital officials and aides
said. He was 85.
"Former President Kim had been treated for pneumonia since July 13 but died of
heart failure caused by internal organ dysfunctions," Park Chang-il, president of
Severance Hospital, said in a news conference.
-----------------
Kim Dae-jung revered for lifelong struggle for peace, democracy
SEOUL -- Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, who died on Tuesday at age
85, was known as a man who could forge success out of unyielding challenges.
Kim served as president from 1998 to 2003, and was respected for his vehement
opposition to the nation's authoritarian rulers in the 1970s and 80s.
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(LEAD) Seoul may propose talks to N. Korea this week on family reunions
SEOUL -- Seoul is considering proposing talks to Pyongyang this week to follow up
on a pledge by Pyongyang to resume inter-Korean family reunions in October,
according to an informed source Tuesday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and South's Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun
Jeong-eun on Sunday agreed on a series of steps which, if officially endorsed by
Seoul, will resuscitate stalled tourism projects and restart the reunion of
families separated by the 1950-1953 Korean War. The Hyundai Group is the main
North Korean counterpart in cross-border business ventures.
-----------------
No signs of normalized traffic at N.K. border despite agreement
SEOUL -- North Korea had not normalized the flow of border traffic with the South
despite a recent promise from its leader Kim Jong-il to do so, the government
said Tuesday.
On Sunday, Kim met with South Korea's Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun and
agreed to resume stalled tourism projects and reunions of families separated by
the 1950-53 Korean War.
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(Rocket Launch) S. Korea to proceed with launch despite ex-president's death
SEOUL -- South Korea will move forward with the launch of its first space rocket
as scheduled despite the death of former president Kim Dae-jung, officials said
Tuesday.
The rocket, named the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1), is scheduled to
blast off from the Naro Space Center 485km south of Seoul late Wednesday
afternoon.
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(LEAD) President Lee says S. Korea has lost great political leader
SEOUL -- President Lee Myung-bak said Tuesday that his country has lost a "great
political leader" with the death of former President Kim Dae-jung, widely revered
for his life-long efforts to promote democracy and inter-Korean reconciliation.
"The people will long remember his aspirations and accomplishments for democracy
and national reconciliation," Lee said in a brief statement. "I hope former
president Kim's spirit will lead to inter-Korean reconciliation and national
unity."
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Court finds former KBS chief not guilty of malfeasance
SEOUL -- A former president of the national public broadcaster was found not
guilty of malfeasance by a local court Tuesday following an investigation fraught
with controversy over political motives.
The Seoul Central District Court said it found Jung Yun-joo not guilty of
inflicting losses of some 190 billion (US$143 million) to the public television
station KBS.
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(LEAD) Seoul stocks close 0.21 pct higher on bargain hunting
SEOUL -- South Korean stocks finished 0.21 percent higher Tuesday as
institutional bargain hunting boosted tech shares, analysts said. The local
currency climbed against the U.S. dollar.
After moving between gains and losses, the benchmark Korean Composite Stock Price
Index (KOSPI) managed to add 3.18 points to 1,550.24. Volume was moderate at
592.1 million shares worth 6.4 trillion won (US$5.1 billion) with losers
outnumbering winners 553 to 269.
(END)
