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...called six-party talks last year, even Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tried to temper the optimism surrounding the orchestra's visit. "The North Korean regime is the North Korean regime," she told reporters before attending the inauguration of South Korea's new President Lee Myung Bak in Seoul on Monday. "I don't think we should get carried away with what listening to [the concert] is going to do in North Korea...
...Myung Bak, former CEO of Hyundai Engineering and Construction, one of South Korea's largest construction companies, has built everything from churches in his homeland to roads in Thailand. After being sworn in Monday as South Korea's new President, he's about to undertake another big job: shoring up the country's economy...
...Having failed to save it, Seoul is planning to restore the monument as quickly as possible: an official at the Cultural Heritage Administration told media it would take about three years and $21 million to rebuild the gate. President-elect Lee Myung Bak has proposed that citizens kick in money for the construction. But until the Namdaemun Gate is rebuilt, its blackened pedestal will remain a reminder of the fragility of Korea's architectural legacy - and a litmus test of just how serious the 5,000-year-old culture is about preserving its remaining historical landmarks...
...themselves." North Korea, on the other hand, is virgin economic territory desperate for capital. "They need to repair the railroads and roads, as well as container berths at the port. And power is the really big issue." This, says Yoon, is where the South Korean government under Lee Myung Bak could come in. "We've had discussions with the government; the investment needed [for infrastructure] is of the size that only with government involvement could it be done...
...Kaesong, the Roh government is also pushing an ambitious plan to create a second special economic zone (SEZ) in and around the West Sea port city of Haeju. One idea floated was to build a man-made island to house factories in the West Sea. But Lee Myung Bak's transition team has all but ruled out any quick movement on a West Sea project, mainly because the geopolitics of the region are still deeply contentious. The maritime border between the two countries is contested - the North and South Korean navies have skirmished several times in the region, most recently...