SKorea starts new era under businessman president (AFP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Sun, 02/24/2008 - 10:05pm

South Korean performers rehearse for the inauguration ceremony of new South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at the National Assembly in Seoul on February 24.<br /><br />Lee on Monday promised a new era for South Korea based on economic revival, and expressed willingness to meet North Korea's leader to improve relations.(AFP/Park Kyung-mo)AFP - Lee Myung-Bak took the oath of office as South Korean's new president Monday, promising economic revival for his nation and a better life for impoverished North Korea if it scraps its nuclear drive.




 

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