Last week, the church group's leader, Pastor Bae Hyung-kyu, was fatally shot.

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That became clear on May 20th, when Lee Kyu Sung, the finance minister since February, unveiled plans to clean up Korea's insolvent financial system.

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"Our facilities are very modern and very efficient, " Mr In-Kyu says.

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"The N150 is the smart choice to meet all your essential mobile computing needs with style, " said Kyu Uhm, Vice President of Samsung IT Solutions Business.

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Ms Park's main opponent looks likely to be Sohn Hak-kyu.

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"FinFET transistors can deliver lower power consumption and higher device performance, but they also bring tough challenges, " said Dr. Kyu-Myung Choi, vice president of System LSI infrastructure design center, Device Solutions, Samsung Electronics.

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In addition, Korean Finance Minister Lee Kyu Sung says the government will provide 50 trillion won by year's end to spur new lending and bring capital adequacy ratios to the 8% recommended for international banks.

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The plan is that each worker should churn out about two cars per week, so that by the end of this year some 150, 000 cars should be made here, rising to 225, 000 next year, explains Kia Motor Slovakia's visibly proud president and chief executive, In-Kyu Bae.

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