Lee Myung-bak

Professions :

Former President of South Korea

Born :

December 19, 1941

My success will be remembered by others. I don't have to constantly remind myself. However, I must always remember my failure, for if I forget them, I am bound to myself.

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Korea is an open society and we will make sure that there is no restriction on foreign investment in Korea.

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Well when I was young, actually not just me, but we were all poor. Korea used to be one of the poorest countries in the world. Despite such circumstances, I was very, very fortunate to be blessed with having parents who always instilled in a spirit of can-do spirit.

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I know that throughout their history, the people of the United States defended their freedom, their liberty, their justice, and their rights -- if need be -- with their lives. I think their courage is so admirable.

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The role of G-20 is to support the global economy to achieve strong, sustainable and balanced growth.

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From the Chinese perspective, Korea ranks about third or fourth in terms of trading volume and about third in terms of investment.

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I plan to eliminate regulations that hinder domestic companies, particularly large conglomerates from investing in other companies.

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I think it's safe to say that it's rather premature for anyone to make any initial assessment or analysis of Kim Jong-un, or have an accurate impression on Kim Jong-un.

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What we have is North Korea still pursuing path to a nuclear weapon state. So the majority of people's trust in North Korea has gone down considerably.

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My wife, well she has extensive experience, because before becoming the first lady, she was the wife of the CEO of a large conglomerate. So I have very high hopes that she will carry out her job successfully as first lady of the Republic of Korea.

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When the Korean economy was just trying to get back on its feet after the war, having parks was a luxury

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For us, from Korea's perspective, China is the number one investment destination as well as number one trading partner.

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One of the most important reasons for North Korea continuing its nuclear ambitions is to consolidate the power to stay within the Kim Jong Il family.

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I plan to eliminate the equity cap in investment, and I also plan large-scale deregulation to meet global standards.

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The endgame is peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsula. by Lee Myung-bak

The endgame is peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsula.

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Including myself, the majority of the Korean people believe in this staunch alliance between Korea and the United States and all of us hope that our traditional alliance will be further strengthened in the future.

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With the lessons taken from the financial crisis in 1997, the Republic of Korea has been able to surmount the global economic crisis rather successfully.

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Talking about Korea, it has pretty high capital ratios at banks a... by Lee Myung-bak

Talking about Korea, it has pretty high capital ratios at banks and maintains a good credit rating.

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Yes, I don't believe that the inter-Korean relationship has, quote, 'deteriorated' since I assumed office. Rather I believe that the relationship between the two Koreas is entering into a new phase - a time of transition. And so I think that the North Koreans are trying to see what they can build with this, with my new administration.

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First of all, I think all countries in the world have agreed it is not in anyone's interest to test-fire a missile, or whatever its is.

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