US candidate Dr. Kim chosen World Bank president; takes office next July

Tuesday, April 17th 2012 - 00:28 UTC

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US nominee Jim Yong Kim has been chosen as the new president of the World Bank. The Korean-American health expert, president of Dartmouth College faced a strong challenge for the post, which has traditionally gone to an American, from Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Read full article

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GreekYoghurt
How many Dr. Kims are there in South Korea anyways? Does anyone know? An educated guess says about 85.2% of the population are called Dr. Kim.
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