Ban Tops Presidential Surveys after Hinting at Candidacy

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon emerged as the most-favored presidential hopeful after he hinted at his willingness to run in next year’s election this week, a poll showed Thursday. According to the survey conducted by pollster Real Meter, Ban’s approval rating increased 2.6 percentage points to 23.1 percent this week. [...]