So much attention has been spent on the latest attempt to woo Kim Jong-Il to civilization.
In a country of workaholics, Kim Woo Choong's dedication to his job is legendary.
Its former chairman, Kim Woo Choong, is accused of the biggest accounting fraud in history, and hiding abroad.
This week Daewoo's founder, Kim Woo Choong, offered to resign as chairman.
Their military accomplices were also given prison terms, and some notable business heads (including Samsung's Lee Kun Hee and Daewoo's Kim Woo Choong) were found guilty of bribing the former generals-turned-presidents.
Daewoo Group's autocratic chairman, Kim Woo-Choong, has been hyping a sale of up to half of Daewoo Motor to GM as a fait accompli, though it could still unravel over management control or price.
There are rumours in Seoul that Kim Woo Choong, the boss of the giant Daewoo group and one of those pardoned by the new amnesty, acted as some sort of special envoy during a recent visit he made to the North.
On a worldwide trip in December, Alwaleed's itinerary included a chat with Japanese real estate mogul Minoru Mori in Tokyo, a visit to Daewoo Chairman Kim Woo-Choong in Seoul, a lunch with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Bin Mohamad in Kuala Lumpur and tea with the then prime minister of India, Inder Kumar Gujral, in New Delhi.
"I would like Park Ji-Sung to become a symbol of challenge for all Koreans, " 30-year-old Kim Young Woo, who is a great fan of Park, said.
He was convicted in 1996 of bribing former South Korean president Roh Tae-woo but pardoned a year later by then-president Kim Young-sam.
During Mr Kim Young Sam's presidency, two former presidents, Chun Doo Hwan and Roh Tae Woo, were jailed for treason, insurrection and taking bribes.
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