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Free trade: Is Taiwan suddenly irrelevant?
Fresh talk about a three-way pact between Northeast Asian powerhouses has Taipei worried it will lose out to Seoul.
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Cain Nunns - May 22, 2012 06:16
TAIPEI, Taiwan — It's all talk now, but a three-way pact between China, Japan and South Korea could create a rival to the world's largest free-trade zones in size. As such, it has Taipei more than a little concerned, namely since it could remove any competitive edge the tiny island has against its main rival in Seoul.

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Who will be South Korea's new leader?
All that can be said for certain at this stage is that Koreans are ready for a change of pace.
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- May 20, 2012 07:00
SEOUL — Seven months before South Koreans elect their next president, only one thing is clear: the winner will not be the incumbent, Lee Myung Bak. Lee is constitutionally banned from seeking a second term, but the legacy of his eventful five years in office is proving critical in the fortunes of the men, and one woman, in the frame to replace him in the Blue House.  full story