Hong Jae Chul, president of the Seoul-based Christian Council of Korea, an alliance of conservative churches.

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"Overall its earnings momentum remains intact, " said Lee Se-chul, from Meritz Securities in Seoul.

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There are also a number of high-profile Twitter users in Korea, from the president to pop star Kim Hee-chul.

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Hyundai's Woong-Chul Yang said the move was "imperative to secure long-term competitiveness" and to help "enhance our brand value".

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"Fashion is being changed by fast retail, " said Park In-chul, chairman of Sunstar.

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His father Kim Chul-gyu competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and is credited with popularizing the sport in South Korea.

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The boatman blurted out a question to my local friends, in which I caught two words that could only apply to me: chul and lal.

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Massive shutdowns of the networks of major companies take at least one to six months of planning and coordination, said Kwon Seok-chul, chief executive officer of Seoul-based cyber security firm Cuvepia Inc.

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We first met Chul Bae Lee -- VP of LG's mobile design lab -- in Seoul last fall and were lucky to spend a few minutes with him in the company's booth at MWC.

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