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South Korean builder to construct port facilities in UAE

GS Engineering & Construction Company, a South Korean builder, said yesterday it has clinched a US$520m order to construct port facilities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to South Korea's News Agency Yonhap, the...

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S. Korean consumer sentiment falls in November

South Korea''s consumer confidence fell for the first time in eight months in November amid lingering concerns about the pace of the economic recovery, the central bank said Tuesday. According to South Korea''s News Agency...

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S. Korea to send 'several hundred troops'

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- South Korean troop deployment in Afghanistan would range in the hundreds, Deputy Defense Minister Chang Soo-man told parliament Monday. There had been speculation the country might send more than 1,000...

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US experts to visit Pyongyang before envoy: Yonhap

Japan cautious on US-N.Korea talks next month Tokyo (AFP) Nov 20, 2009 - Japan on Friday expressed caution that the United States and North Korea will make progress in nuclear disarmament talks when an American envoy visits...

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UPDATE 1-Kumho picks 2 preferred buyers of Daewoo Eng

SEOUL, Nov 23 (Reuters) - An Abu Dhabi fund-led consortium and a group including a U.S. builder have been picked as preferred buyers of Daewoo Engineering&Construction Co Ltd , a deal estimated to fetch about $2.6 billion....

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Police identify gunman in Saipan rampage

AP The gunman who killed four people and wounded nine in a shooting rampage on the Pacific island of Saipan bas been identified as a Chinese national believed to be employed at the shooting range where the deaths occurred....

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DPRK proposes to discuss on-site investigation over Kumgang shooting case: Yonhap

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has proposed inter-Korean talks to discuss on conducting an on-site investigation over a shooting case occurred in 2008 at Mount Kumgang resort, South...

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North Korean leader inspects security forces!

Updated on Sunday, November 22, 2009, 11:45 IST Tags:North Korea, Kim Jong il, Security forces Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has inspected the nation's security force headquarters, state media said on Sunday, in what...

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U.S. experts to visit Pyongyang before envoy arrives: Yonhap

SEOUL -- A group of U.S. experts on Korean affairs will visit Pyongyang Saturday for talks with policy makers regarding North Korea's nuclear weapons program, a news report said. The trip comes as Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special...

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U.S. to send expert group to N.Korea ahead of envoy's visit

The United States will send a group of experts on Korean affairs to North Korea on Saturday for talks on the country's nuclear program, ahead of a visit by Washington's envoy, Yonhap news agency said.

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