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Taliban threaten South Korea over Afghan troops

AP - Thu Dec 10, 1:50 am ET

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.

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N. Korea Sees Progress in Envoy's Visit
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Fri Dec 11, 2:26 am ET
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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Arizona Daily Star - Fri Dec 11, 2:11 am ET
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Rotary offers cultural exchange opportunity for young professionals
Bolivar Herald-Free Press - Fri Dec 11, 1:19 am ET
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.
Excerpt: 'G. I. Bones'
NPR - Fri Dec 11, 12:08 am ET
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.
Kia U.S. Unit Said to Plan Its First Kimchi Bond Sale (Update1)
Bloomberg - Fri Dec 11, 12:05 am ET
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.
Bank of Korea Raises 2010 GDP Growth Forecast to 4.6% (Update2)
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 10, 11:44 pm ET
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.
Bank of Korea Raises 2010 GDP Growth Forecast to 4.6% (Update1)
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 10, 10:21 pm ET
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.
North Korea says it understands need for nuclear talks
San Jose Mercury News - Thu Dec 10, 8:42 pm ET
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.
South Korea central bank hikes economic forecasts
Market Watch - Thu Dec 10, 8:25 pm ET
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.
Bank of Korea raises 2010 GDP forecast
The Forex Market - Thu Dec 10, 7:53 pm ET
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.