One reason is a military reality : Iran could strike back against Israel or American forces in the region, and North Korea could inflict huge damage on Seoul, the capital of South Korea.
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Seoul Mayor-elect Cho Soon, a former economics professor and top central banker, pledged to promote free-market principles in running the capital of South Korea, home to 12 million people.
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Won Kuk Lee was born on April 13, 1907 in Seoul, actual capital of South Korea, which was occupied by Japan and whose regimen regulated all of the population s activities in the peninsula.
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Hwang's arrival at a military airport outside of Seoul ended a 67-day odyssey that took him from Beijing to the Philippines and finally to the capital of South Korea, his homeland's most hated rival.
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In Seoul, the capital of South Korea, where several anti-American rallies have been held recently, a crowd estimated to number as many as 30, 000 people demonstrated on Saturday in support of the American military presence.
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Washington fears that in a war's initial hours, North Korea could shower artillery shells and missiles on Seoul, the crowded capital of South Korea, only 46 miles ( 74 kilometers ) from the border with North Korea.
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Hwang Jang Yop's arrival at a military airport outside of Seoul ended a 67-day odyssey that took him from Beijing to the Philippines and finally to the capital of South Korea, his homeland's most hated rival.
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In September 2007, he was appointed the director of the Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, he remained in that position until March 2010, when he was transferred to Seoul, capital of South Korea, and appointed the Chinese Ambassador.
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Meanwhile, in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, where several anti-American rallies have been held recently, a crowd estimated at as many as 30, 000 demonstrated on Saturday in support of the U . S . military presence.
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In 1394, Hanyang was declared the new capital and formally renamed Hanseong . ( It would eventually become the current capital of South Korea, Seoul . ) That year, the foot of Mount Bugak was chosen for the foundation of the main palace.
