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Former Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan has died while on a business trip to Vietnam.
He was 73.
According to the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council, Lee was pronounced dead at a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City at 2:48 p.m. Sunday after suffering cardiac arrest.
The council said Lee, who was serving as a senior vice president of the council, arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday to attend its Asia-Pacific regional meeting.
Lee collapsed on Friday after experiencing breathing difficulties.
He reportedly received cardiopulmonary resuscitation as he was being taken to the emergency room.
A seven-term liberal lawmaker, Lee served as education minister during the Kim Dae-jung administration and as prime minister during the Roh Moo-hyun administration.