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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The 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.
SEOUL, South Korea --North Korea said Friday that its differences with the United States had been diminished during the visit this week of President Obama's special envoy, but that it needed more talks before deciding whether to return to six-nation nuclear disarmament talks.
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Rotary District 6080 is searching for a team of young professionals to join team leader Rotarian Jim Dow from Springfield for a month-long cultural exchange to South Korea in the spring of 2010.
In Seoul, South Korea, a U.S. Army criminal investigator is charged with settling the spirit of a long dead American solider in Seoul, Korea. This book is the sixth in Martin Limon's Sueno and Bascom series.
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Kia Motors Corp.’s U.S. unit plans to raise $300 million from its first sale of kimchi bonds in South Korea to provide working capital for a new factory, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- South Korea’s economy will expand in 2010 at the fastest pace in three years as a pickup in the global economy boosts demand for the nation’s goods, the central bank said today.
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- South Korea’s economy will expand next year at a faster pace than previously forecast as a pickup in the global economy boosts demand for the nation’s goods, the Bank of Korea said today.
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea says it has reached a common understanding with the United States on the need to resume the stalled international talks on ending its nuclear programs.
The Bank of Korea raises its outlook for the economy, upgrading its view for both this year and 2010, and raising hopes for a speedy recovery.
In July the BoK had seen the economy growing by 3.6% next year so that's a significant upgrade. South Korea has been one economy which has weathered the GFC better than most.