The last time I was in Korea, I said that I would be committed to moving this forward.
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"I feel that the condition and knowledge that I gained from Korea will definitely help me achieve those times in the first half of next season, " he said.
"I wanted to go to North Korea and because it was not yet mapped I decided to start mapping so I could at least see how easy it would be to travel within the country, " Sebastiaan van Oyen, who works as a risk manager for a financial trading firm in Sydney, told the BBC.
The President of South Korea and I were having lunch, and I asked him, what's the biggest education challenge that you have?
While Teddy Ballgame survived WWII and Korea, I was wondering what great American athletes have made the ultimate sacrifice so we can be free today.
Australia and the United States have been military allies for more than 50 years, having fought together in World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam, and unflinchingly today in Afghanistan and elsewhere.
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After a few years in graduate school and a stint overseas teaching ESL in Cheju Island, South Korea, I returned to the east coast (Boston) and immersed myself in high-tech trends working for Pinestream Communications, where I edited two high-tech insider investment newsletters, Mobile Internet Times and Telecom Trends.
Eventually, after our long journey, my family and I were reunited in South Korea.
I've been to Korea five times, the first time in 1988 and now currently in Seoul for business.
But as I recall, with the Korea free trade agreement, that was deemed by conventional wisdom as an example of us not getting something done.
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"This was a crunch match for us today, we rate Korea highly and I am very pleased we came away with the points, " said Australia coach Frank Murray.
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And when I last visited the Republic of Korea, President Lee shared with me a wonderful story of what the American presence had meant to him as he was growing up, and it was a reminder and a testament I think of the importance of the relationship and the alliance between our two countries.
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The one thing I own that is not here in Korea, is the Apple's Iphone.
And in South Korea, President Lee and I moved closer to completing a trade deal.
If Americans can buy Kias and Hyundais, I want to see folks in South Korea driving Fords and Chevys and Chryslers.
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Even though adjusting to life in South Korea was not easy, I made a plan and started studying for the university entrance exam.
So I hope to see all of you in Korea.
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But I want some Fords and Chevys being driven in Korea. (Applause.) We should pass that bill right now.
It is tempting to see Korea as a blend of two countries I know much better, China and Japan.
But -- I mentioned this yesterday at the jobs summit and I want to mention it again today -- I was having lunch with the President of South Korea.
That's what we did with Korea, and that's what I intend to do as we pursue agreements with Panama and Colombia and continue our Asia Pacific and global trade talks.
"I certainly want to try to engage with North Korea so that we can get the best and most reliable material and report that to the United Nations which, after all, is the eyes and ears of the world, " he told Australian broadcaster ABC.
He did not address adding South Korea to the developed market portfolio, although I am assuming that transition will also be gradual.
He deployed to Korea for two tours during the Korean Conflict when I was very young.
"In my last visit, I was able to receive fax and newspaper clippings from South Korea in my hotel, " he says.
The industry here has a lot in common with the industry in other places that I've worked, such as Poland, Hungary and Korea.
And I know that involves denuclearization and affecting the other factors in North Korea that are a challenge.
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