Asia News: New President in South Korea as Lee Myung-bak Wins in Landslide

His nickname is "the Bulldozer," and he won the election with a 20% margin of victory.  That's huge!

Meet businessman Lee Myung Bak of the conservative Grand National Party, who won with a platform promising pro-business measures and economic growth.  (Well, South Korea is squeezed between Japan and China.) He's also promising to take a tougher stance on North Korea and to mend ties between South Korea and the US.

Lee, though, is going to have some trouble; he comes to office with some negative associations with business scandals.  Keep an eye on Seoul in future.

Here is a profile of Lee, who grew up in poverty before becoming a successful businessman.

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