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Tue, July 16, 2019 | 08:01

Ex-dictator Chun's elder brother dies at 90

Chun, a former police officer, amassed a massive fortune in the 1980s by taking advantage of cozy ties with the government and business leaders. He was said to be the “de facto owner” of Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market, the biggest fisheries market in Seoul.

Park Si-soo | 2019-07-03 13:10

Moon pays tribute to late first lady Lee Hee-ho

President Moon Jae-in places flowers in front of a portrait of the late former first lady Lee Hee-ho, the widow of former liberal President Kim Dae-jung, at her home in Donggyo-dong, Mapo District, Seoul, Sunday, after he arrived back in the capital following an eight-day tour of Finland, Norway and Sweden. Yonhap

Jung Da-min | 2019-06-16 18:01

Koreans bid farewell to ex-first lady

South Koreans bid their last farewell to late former first lady Lee Hee-ho on Friday, in honor of her contribution to inter-Korean reconciliation efforts and the enhancement of women's rights. Lee died at the age of 96 late Monday while suffering from liver cancer. She was the widow of former liberal President Kim Dae-jung, the architect of the "sunshine policy" of engaging N...

2019-06-14 12:01

Former President Kim Dae-jung's wife, political partner dies

Lee Hee-ho, former President Kim Dae-jung's widow and a long-time fighter for women's rights in South Korea died Tuesday. She was 97.

Park Ji-won | 2019-06-11 17:19

The Korea Times and former first lady Lee Hee-ho

Lee Hee-ho, the late first lady and women's rights activist, and her husband former President Kim Dae-jung had a special attachment to The Korea Times.

Park Ji-won | 2019-06-11 17:19

Ex-first lady remembered as political buttress for husband, pioneer for women's rights

The late former first lady Lee Hee-ho was a lifelong political companion of her late husband Kim Dae-jung, the architect of the "sunshine policy" of engaging North Korea, and a pioneer for women's rights. Lee died at the age of 96 on Monday after battling liver cancer, according to her aides.

2019-06-11 09:35

Ex-President Kim Dae-jung's widow dies

Ex-President Kim Dae-jung's widow dies

Lee Hee-ho, the widow of former President Kim Dae-jung, died Monday. She was 96. YonhapFormer President Kim Dae-jung and his wife Lee Hee-ho talk to each other in their house in this Aug. 12, 1993, file photo. YonhapLee Hee-ho, the widow of former President Kim Dae-jung, died Monday at the age of 96, according to her aides.She had been hospitalized at a Seoul hospital while b...

2019-06-11 07:23

Ex-first lady remembered as political buttress for husband, pioneer for women's rights

Eric Talmadge, AP's North Korea bureau chief, dead at 57

Eric Talmadge, who as North Korea bureau chief for The Associated Press tenaciously chronicled life and politics in one of the world's least-understood nations, has died. He was 57.

2019-05-17 10:41

Pyongyang calls UN 'unfair organization,' vows to fight sanctions

Star educator, who built business empire Hansaem, dies

Seo Yong-ung, a star educator who assembled quite a fortune in the 1980s through his business empire Hansaem named after his nickname, died on Monday of a chronic ailment. He was 75.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2019-05-07 16:14

Korean ambassador to Finland dies

Korean Ambassador to Finland Moon Duk-ho died on Tuesday afternoon at a hospital in Helsinki. He was 58. The Korean Embassy in Helsinki said Wednesday Moon had been undergoing treatment for acute myeloid leukemia at Helsinki University Hospital.

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-05-01 16:39

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