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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Canada says G20 summit to be held in Toronto
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 10:43 am ETNext year's summit of the Group of 20 developed and developing nations -- which Canada is co-chairing with South Korea -- will be held in Toronto on June 26 and 27, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Monday.
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Class of 2010 Announced in Canastota | BoxingInsider.com
Boxing Insider - Tue Dec 8, 2:40 pm ETANASTOTA, NY – DECEMBER 8, 2009 – The International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum announced today the newest class of inductees to enter the Hall. Living inductees include light flyweight champion Jung-Koo Chang (South Korea), featherweight champion Danny “Little Red” Lopez (USA), manager Shelly Finkel (USA), referee / commissioner Larry Hazzard (USA), promoter Wilfried Sauerland (Germany ...
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Obama's envoy begins rare trip to N. Korea
The World - Tue Dec 8, 2:27 pm ETSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — President Barack Obama’s envoy began a rare trip to North Korea today for the highest-level talks with the communist nation in more than a year as a senior U.S. official warned of strong sanctions against Pyongyang unless it rejoins international nuclear talks.
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SKorean president offers swine flu aid to NKorea
The Daily Reflector - Tue Dec 8, 8:52 am ETSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's president offered Tuesday to send swine flu medication to North Korea amid reports that the virus killed dozens of people and is spreading fast in its impoverished communist neighbor.
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Obama envoy flies to NKorea for rare direct talks
Boston Herald - Tue Dec 8, 3:18 am ETSEOUL, South Korea - President Barack Obama's envoy began a rare trip to North Korea on Tuesday for the highest-level talks with the communist nation in more than a year...
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SKorea to send up to 350 troops to Afghanistan
Boston Globe - Mon Dec 7, 9:33 pm ETSouth Korea says it plans to send up to 350 troops to Afghanistan next year to protect its civilian aid workers.
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SB LiMotive To Supply Lithium Batteries To Delphi For 10 Years
Nasdaq - Tue Dec 8, 12:17 am ETSEOUL -(Dow Jones)- SB LiMotive Co., a 50:50 joint venture between South Korea's Samsung SDI Co. (006400.SE) and Germany's Bosch, will supply lithium ion batteries to Delphi Corp. (DPH) from 2012 in a 10-year contract, Samsung SDI said Tuesday.
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Toronto to host 2010 G20 summit
UPI - Mon Dec 7, 2:00 pm ETSEOUL, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Toronto has been chosen to host next year's Group of 20 summit, the heads of Canada and South Korea announced Monday.
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Obama sending envoy to N. Korea
Arizona Daily Star - Tue Dec 8, 2:12 am ETSEOUL, South Korea — After a year of tensions, President Obama is sending a veteran diplomat to North Korea on Tuesday for the highest-profile talks between Pyongyang and Washington since he took office pledging to reach out to America's adversaries.
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Seoul offers to help North Korea over swine-flu outbreak
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 8, 4:16 am ETSeoul - South Korea on Tuesday offered help to its isolated northern neighbour following reports of deaths following a possible outbreak of swine flu in North Korea. President Lee Myung Bak ordered his cabinet to review the reports and find ways to h...
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