Word: koreanness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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RECOVERING. CHUN DOO HWAN, 64, former South Korean President; from a 26-day hunger strike; in Seoul. Chun was arrested in December for his role in the 1979 coup that brought him to power. He was given oxygen and an intravenous drip, and should be well enough to be tried in about a month...
Inside a packed Seoul courtroom, former South Korean President Roh Tae-woo took the stand Monday to answer charges that he accepted $369 million in kickbacks from businesses while in office. Roh admitted that he took money from chaebol, the group of 40 or so huge industrial conglomerates that dominate South Korea's economy, but said that he did not sell his influence to private interests. Roh said he received $32 million from Samsung, the nation's biggest conglomerate, but maintained he could not remember who gave him all the money he received while in office. The trial is expected...
Harvard has yet to begin its regular season, but it did participate in an exhibition meet against the Korean National Team last week. The meet was very difficult for the Crimson wrestlers, because they had to wrestle international-style freestyle, and not collegiate Greco-Roman style. And many of the wrestlers had never wrestled freestyle before...
These results are especially encouraging in light of the fact that a strong Boston University squad lost several of their matches to the Korean team by technical default...
Former South Korean President Roh Tae-woo was arrested today on charges of bribery as the widening investigation reached the office of president Kim Young-sam. The embattled ex-president, whom some prominent Koreans have openly advised to commit suicide, could face criminal prosecution on charges of maintaining an illegal slush fund. Roh has admitted to collecting $650 million while in office, but says he was following in the footsteps of his predecessors, who routinely used the slush fund to finance election campaigns, bribe opposition politicians and invest for personal profit. The real fallout could come if prosecutors discover that...