by Park Chan-Kyong, Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — One of the main challenges to the frontrunner in South Korea’s presidential race is an IT multi-millionaire who has given away much of his fortune and is now looking to break the country’s political mold. Ahn Cheol-Soo was pursuing medical studies at the prestigious Seoul National University in 1988 when his computer became infected with Brain, regarded as the first widespread technological virus. Burning […]
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South Korean software tycoon Ahn Cheol-soo roars back into contention for president
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korean software mogul Ahn Cheol-soo clinched the nomination of his centrist People’s Party on Tuesday (April 4) to run for president on May 9, roaring back into contention after abandoning his presidential ambitions in 2012. Ahn has taken a tougher stance on national security than the liberal frontrunner for president, Moon Jae-in, who won his Democratic Party’s nomination on Monday (April 3). Ahn said there should be no mistake […]





