Former UN chief Ban Ki-moon's unexpected renunciation of his presidential bid in South Korea may benefit Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, who is serving as acting president following the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.
It has been an inauspicious return to crisis-plagued South Korea for former UN chief Ban Ki-moon, once the odds-on favourite to be the next president, who has been ensnared in a family corruption scandal and struggled with a sceptical press.
Former head of South Korea's biggest opposition party beat former UN chief in recent presidential poll though the latter's return to his home country boosted hopes among conservative voters, a local survey showed on Monday.
A former head of South Korea's biggest opposition party kept a comfortable lead in a presidential opinion poll over former UN chief, who returned back to his home country, a local survey showed on Friday.
Retired UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon returned to South Korea on Thursday as momentum builds around his possible run in elections to succeed impeached President Park Geun-hye.
Former UN chief Ban Ki-moon said in a televised press conference Thursday that South Korea should achieve a grand unity, vowing to devote himself to uniting the country.
Prosecutors have charged relatives of former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon with conspiracy to bribe a government official.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, whose term ends this month, said Friday that South Korea must seek political integration amid the discord over the influence-peddling scandal.
China's contribution to world peace and sustainable development has been praised by the outgoing UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, after racking up the Paris Climate Change Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has been lavished with praise in the last days of his 10-year tenure although he has been also criticized on other fronts.
A political clock is rapidly changing in South Korea on the first division in almost three decades of the conservative bloc and the scheduled return of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon who is seen as one of powerful presidential contenders.
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Thursday highlighted health workforce as "a driver of growth" in achieving sustainable development goals, noting that 40 million new health worker jobs will be in demand by 2030.
Two major presidential hopefuls in South Korea's biggest opposition party beat outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a simulated presidential election, a local survey showed on Thursday.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged political leaders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to de-escalate tensions and create an environment conducive to holding of timely elections.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made a rare criticism of South Korea's Park Geun-hye administration last week over a corruption scandal involving the chief executive and her longtime friend, voicing concerns over the country's "complete lack of good governance."
The UN General Assembly passed by acclamation a resolution on Monday, honoring retiring Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and then speakers representing major geo-political groups rang out praises to a man who grew up during the Korean war with help from the world organization.
France and the United Nations on Tuesday stepped up warnings to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump about the risks of quitting a 2015 global plan to combat climate change, saying a historic shift from fossil fuels is unstoppable.