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South Korea’s ‘Bill Gates’ seeks to break political mould

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 […]