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bbc.co.uk: A file photo from February 2008 of a US inspector studying disabled nuclear equipment at Yongbyon plant in North Korea bbc.co.uk

Nuclear envoys to gather over North Korea impasse

iht.com     2 hrs ago   144 related          

Top nuclear envoys from South Korea, the United States and Japan were to converge in Beijing on Friday to discuss the worsening impasse over North Korea's nuclear programs as Pyongyang took steps seen as reversing its...                    

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CME Group, Korea Exchange Sign KOSPI 200 FUTURES Electronic Trade Agreement (PR Newswire)

yahoo.com     2 hrs ago   11 related          

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse exchange, and the Korea Exchange , a premier capital market place for Northeast Asia, announced today that they have signed an agreement for the KOSPI 200 futures contract...                    

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U.S. seeks "clarification" on DPRK's plan for nuclear facilities

people.com.cn     4 hrs ago   5 related          

U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill left here Thursday for China for international talks over the announcement by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to stop work on disabling the Yongbyon nuclear complex....                    

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Shipyards overbooked, but analysts worry about acquisition boom

iht.com     4 hrs ago   1 related          

Day and night on this tiny island at the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula, workers at Samsung Heavy Industries' overcrowded shipyard assemble giant steel blocks into huge cargo carriers and oil-drilling ships. But...                    

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South Korea Fights to Prop Won

wsj.com     6 hrs ago   1 related          

By Evan Ramstad and SungHa Park SEOUL -- South Korea's won is stuck in a downdraft that will take time to break, raising economic anxieties in the country and the likelihood that the central bank will increase interest...                    

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Jan Stephenson says LPGA's English-language rule has brought a new wave of support

tbo.com     5 hrs ago   20 related          

LPGA officials sparked a controversy last week when they announced a new policy that will require its players to speak English. The language guideline will go into effect next year and includes a stipulation that those who...                    

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Suntech Power scratches silicon itch in $750M supply deal (at bizjournals.com)

yahoo.com     3 hrs ago   1 related          

San Francisco Business Times - by inked a seven-year deal with a Seoul chemical business which will supply Suntech with polysilicon for use in solar power equipment. Suntech is based in Wuxi, China, and has its U.S. head...                    

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Lehman's costly bad bank plan

cnn.com     9 hrs ago   2 related          

The wheeling and dealing at Lehman Brothers is producing some head-scratching numbers. Reports this week out of Korea have a group led by Korea Development Bank offering as much as $6 billion for a 25% stake in the firm....                    

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Asia Markets: Tokyo deep in red on strong yen, Wall Street losses

marketwatch.com     4 hrs ago   16 related          

Region suffers heavily after Wall Street losses Hang Seng below 20,000; Tokyo exporters move deep into red on strong yen By V. Phani Kumar, MarketWatch HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets fell sharply Friday, with...                    

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Cloned dog becomes a dad

news24.com     11 hrs ago   7 related          

Seoul - The world's first cloned dog has become a father following the first successful breeding of cloned canines, South Korean researchers said on Thursday. The Afghan hound named Snuppy successfully impregnated two...                    

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