Taliban threaten South Korea over Afghan troops
AP - Thu Dec 10, 1:50 am ETThe Taliban has threatened to retaliate against South Korea for its decision to send troops back into Afghanistan, according to a statement e-mailed to media outlets.
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Senior U.S. envoy Bosworth held 'candid' talks with North Korea
Deseret News - 54 minutes agoSEOUL, South Korea — President Barack Obama's envoy on North Korea said Thursday that officials in Pyongyang agreed on the need to resume nuclear disarmament talks but did not say when they would return to the negotiating table.
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Economic development considered key to Troy’s viability
Dayton Daily News - 56 minutes agoTROY — As Troy’s economic resources diminish, “the key to our recovery will be continued emphasis on economic development,” said Patrick Titterington, the city’s director of public services and safety.Retaining and helping current businesses grow is one alternative. But another is making additional trips to Asia, including Japan , China and South Korea , and working with a consultant in Europe ...
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NKorea agrees to accept medicine from SKorea
Seattle Times - 1 hour 2 minutes agoNorth Korea agreed Thursday to accept medicine from South Korea to fight an outbreak of swine flu, a Cabinet minister said, in a development that could improve relations between the nations after a deadly maritime clash.
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Korean Interest Rate Unchanged
OfficialWire - 1 hour 47 minutes agoSouth Korea's central bank Thursday left its key interest rate unchanged at 2 percent for the 10th straight month while noting the economic recovery.
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GNGWC 2009 Shows the Strength of Korean Online Games
Marketwire - 2 hours 29 minutes agoSEOUL, SOUTH KOREA--(Marketwire - December 10, 2009) - Online gamers from across the world all turned their attention to BEXCO, Busan on November 29 where the Grand Final of online game competition GNGWC 2009 (Game&Game World Championship) was in progress. The Grand Final was hosted as the main event of G*STAR 2009 for 3 days from November 26 and it singled out the world champions of 3 Korean ...
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Oncothyreon announces initiation of Phase 3 trial of Stimuvax in Asian patients with NSCLC
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - 2 hours 46 minutes agoOncothyreon Inc. today announced that Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany, has initiated a Phase 3 trial of Stimuvax® in Asian patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer . The trial, named INSPIRE , is anticipated to enroll approximately 420 patients in China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan.
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Korea Beating Japan as Won Buoys Nation Led by Hyundai to No. 3
Bloomberg - 2 hours 48 minutes agoDec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Yoon Sung Duk says people called him “crazy” when he expanded his factory just as the financial crisis hit South Korea. His decision helps explain why the nation is at the forefront of the global recovery.
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US envoy says talks with NKorea 'very useful'
Nevada Appeal - 2 hours 58 minutes agoSEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A senior U.S. envoy said Thursday his talks with North Korea were "very useful," a report said, as he wrapped up a rare trip to the communist nation aimed at prodding it back to international nuclear negotiations. Envoy Stephen Bosworth made the remark at an airport in Pyongyang as he headed to South Korea after a three-day trip, according to China's Xinhua news agency ...
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N.Korea accepts S.Korea swine flu aid offer
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 6:08 am ETNorth Korea has accepted South Korea's offer of drugs to stem a swine flu outbreak, in what will be the first direct government aid since relations soured last year, officials said Thursday.
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SKorea vows to go ahead with Afghan troop dispatch
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 6:07 am ETSouth Korea vowed Thursday to press ahead with plans to send troops back to Afghanistan despite a Taliban threat of retaliation.
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