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North Korea rejected a proposal from South Korea's new conservative president to establish liaison offices in both countries
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SEOUL, South Korea—North Korea rejected a proposal from South Korea's new conservative president to establish liaison offices in both countries calling it a public relations exercise aimed at covering up deteriorating ties on the divided peninsula.
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The proposal was Lee's first overture to the communist nation.
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Lee made the offer in an interview with the Washington Post last week during a visit to the United States for talks with President Bush, saying the countries need a better channel of communication.
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Relations between the divided Koreas have chilled since Lee took office in February with a pledge to get tough on Pyongyang. Lee says he opposes unconditional assistance to the North and calls for its nuclear disarmament as a precondition for economic cooperation.
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North Korea has bristled at the hard-line stance, and since late last month has expelled South Korean officials from a shared industrial complex, test-fired missiles, and threatened to reduce the South to "ashes." The Korean War ended in 1953 with a truce, not a peace treaty, which means the two sides technically remain at war. Relations improved significantly under Lee's two liberal predecessors -- Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun -- who pursued detente with North Korea with massive aid and concessions
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shared by koreaway korea on 26 Oct 08 - Cached

President Bush and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak urged patience yesterday in nuclear talks with North Korea, arguing that recent concessions proposed by the United States could lead to tangible progress in stalled negotiations with Pyongyang.
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The remarks followed two days of meetings between US and South Korean officials and a first-ever stay at Camp David by a South Korean president. Lee, formerly chief executive of Hyundai Group and mayor of Seoul, took office less than two months ago and has vowed to pursue closer ties with the United States after years of rocky relations.
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The two countries reached key agreements last week to lower restrictions on US beef imports to South Korea and possibly allow South Korean citizens to travel to the United States without visas. Lee also disclosed plans to establish liaison offices in Seoul and Pyongyang after nearly 60 years of conflict.
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shared by koreaway korea on 26 Oct 08 - Cached

Korea will expand employment opportunities for foreigners at the local governmental level, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security said Wednesday (Apr. 16).
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foreigners will be allowed to work in all sectors of public service at the regional level as long as their jobs do not involve areas sensitive to national security.
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At present, foreign nationals cannot be employed in policy-making positions or those involving law enforcement or national security.
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foreigners will be hired to attract foreign direct investment and other areas connected with foreign countries and overseas businessmen, they will be hired as contract workers.
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The rules apply to positions at the municipal and provincial levels, but not the central government.
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