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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Taliban warns SKorea after 'breaking promise'
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 3:04 am ETThe Taliban on Thursday accused South Korea of breaking a promise not to send troops to Afghanistan after it released 19 Korean hostages two years ago, warning its forces to face the consequences.
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Taiwan presents human-rights award to Free North Korea Radio founder
EARTHtimes.org - Thu Dec 10, 2:46 am ETTaipei - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Thursday presented the 2009 Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award to the founder of Free North Korea Radio, which beams news from South Korea to the North. Ma expressed admiration for Kim Seong-Min's moral c...
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Envoy Says Talks With NKorea 'Very Useful'
WJXT Jacksonville - Thu Dec 10, 2:07 am ETSEOUL, South Korea -- 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.
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S.Korea, N.Korea to hold survey on joint estate
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 1:55 am ETNorth and South Korea will start a joint survey of industrial plants in China and Vietnam this week in a bid to revive a shared industrial project in the North, officials said Thursday.
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Taliban threaten South Korea over Afghan troops
AP via Yahoo! News - 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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US-BUSINESS Summary
Washington Post - Thu Dec 10, 1:50 am ETHawkish Asia rate views hurt bonds; stocks down HONG KONG (Reuters) - Government bonds in Australia and South Korea fell on Thursday as investors pushed forward expectations for interest rate rises in 2010 because of bullish growth views, while Asian stocks slid on year-end profit taking. Major...
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Hawkish Asia rate views hurt bonds; stocks down
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 1:50 am ETGovernment bonds in Australia and South Korea fell on Thursday as investors pushed forward expectations for interest rate rises in 2010 because of bullish growth views, while Asian stocks slid on year-end profit taking.
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Bank of Korea keeps rate at record low 2 percent
INO News - Thu Dec 10, 1:25 am ET(AP:SEOUL, South Korea) South Korea's central bank left its key interest rate at a record low for a 10th straight month Thursday, seeking to nurture a budding recovery in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
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Saudi Arabia to Supply Full Crude Oil Volumes to Asia (Update1)
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 10, 1:22 am ETDec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabian Oil Co., the world’s largest producer, will supply full volumes of crude to refiners in China, South Korea and Japan for January.
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Rotary offers cultural exchange opportunity for young professionals
Bolivar Herald-Free Press - Thu Dec 10, 1:18 am ETRotary 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.
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