One of the most important reasons for North Korea continuing its nuclear ambitions is to consolidate the power to stay within the Kim Jong Il family.

- Lee Myung-Bak

For us, from Korea's perspective, China is the number one investment destination as well as number one trading partner.

- Lee Myung-Bak

Well when I was young, actually not just me, but we were all poor. Korea used to be one of the poorest countries in the world. Despite such circumsta…

- Lee Myung-Bak

I know that throughout their history, the people of the United States defended their freedom, their liberty, their justice, and their rights -- if ne…

- Lee Myung-Bak

I plan to eliminate regulations that hinder domestic companies, particularly large conglomerates from investing in other companies.

- Lee Myung-Bak

From the Chinese perspective, Korea ranks about third or fourth in terms of trading volume and about third in terms of investment.

- Lee Myung-Bak

When the Korean economy was just trying to get back on its feet after the war, having parks was a luxury

- Lee Myung-Bak

The role of G-20 is to support the global economy to achieve strong, sustainable and balanced growth.

- Lee Myung-Bak

What we have is North Korea still pursuing path to a nuclear weapon state. So the majority of people's trust in North Korea has gone down considerabl…

- Lee Myung-Bak