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SKorean government to pardon ex-Samsung chairman
SEOUL - North Korea said Tuesday it had detained a US citizen who illegally crossed the border from China, confirming earlier reports that the activist entered the Stalinist state.
SEOUL - Lee Kun Hee, the former chairman of Samsung Group, was granted a pardon from a tax evasion conviction by the South Korean government Tuesday to help boost the country’s bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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NKorea says it detains American man
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Tuesday it has detained an American man who illegally entered the country last week, following reports that a 28-year-old missionary from Arizona crossed into the communist country to draw attention to its human rights record.
