Winner of South Korea's presidential election Park Geun-hye waves to her supporters in front of the headquarters of the ruling Saenuri party in Seoul December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Cho Jong-Won/Newsis
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's President-elect, Park Geun-hye, used her first major speech on Thursday to warn of the risks posed by a hostile North Korea and also fired a political shot across the bows of Japan's incoming Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Speaking after a visit to the country's national cemetery, which included a poignant homage at the graves of her assassinated father and mother, South Korea's first female leader pledged to spread wealth more evenly.
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