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Breaking News Mon, 8 Feb 2010
Haikou skyline, Hainan Province, China
Fears   Hainan   Photos   Property   Shanghai  
 Asia Times 
Hainan fears real-estate bubbles - again
| By Stephen Wong | SHANGHAI - Money has flooded into the tropical Chinese island province of Hainan for property speculation in the few weeks since the central government unveiled a plan to turn it i... (photo: Public Domain / Anna Frodesiak)
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left), flanked by by Kai Eide, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), addresses staff members of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) during a one day visit to express his support for the work of the mission, as well as to covey his condolences regarding the latest terrorist attack in Kabul which claimed the lives of five UN staff members.
Korea   Photos   Politics   UN   World  
 The Times 
World Agenda: Ban Ki-moon hopes to make his reputation in North Korea
| Ban Ki-moon got his job as United Nations Secretary-General because of one item on his curriculum vitae. | The former South Korean Foreign Minister had served as Seoul's representative to the six-pa... (photo: UN / Eric Kanalstein)
The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the 4km wide buffer zone separating North and South Korea is rather ironically, anything but demilitarized.  Indian Express 
NKorea threatens South amid push to restart talks
| North Korea warned South Korea on Monday that any attempt to bring down the communist country would draw “strong measures” from its military, a threat issued even as Pyongyang embarked on a flurry o... (photo: Creative Commons / Kok Leng Yeo)
Communist   Korea   Nkorea   Nuclear   Photos  
A South Korean man looks at the Hyundai motor's showroom in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008  Inquirer 
Hyundai boss must pay $60 million for losses to firm
| SEOUL - A South Korean court Monday ordered Hyundai Motor chairman Chung Mong-Koo to pay almost 60 million dollars in damages to his company for loss-making deals. | The Seoul central district court... (photo: AP / Lee Jin-man)
Business   Hyundai   Losses   Photos   Seoul  
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American missionary Robert Park is seen inside a vehicle after arriving at the Beijing Capital Airport, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. His arrival in Beijing came a day after North Korea announced it would free Robert Park. The Star
North Korea releases U.S. Christian activist
| BEIJING (Reuters) - A U.S. religious activist taken captive by North Korea in December arrived in China on Saturday and will next fly back to the United States, an offi... (photo: AP / Andy Wong)
Beijing   Justice   N.Korea   Photos   US  
European Economic Woes Threaten US Rebound CBS News
European Economic Woes Threaten US Rebound
Washington Post: Europe Crises Send Stocks Tumbling; Concern Over Euro Zone Stability Eclipses Signs of Recovery | Font size Print E-mail Share 0 Comments | European Comm... (photo: EC / EC)
Brussels   Economy   Europe   Photos   Recovery  
A pair of traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008. Wall Street tussled with fresh worries about the health of financial sector and the Big Three automakers Wednesday, forcing stocks to surrender most of their early gains. The Miami Herald
World stocks tumble amid global recovery doubts
| BEIJING -- World stocks tumbled Friday as ballooning European debt and a rise in U.S. unemployment claims added to fears the global economy could slip back into recessi... (photo: AP / Richard Drew))
Beijing   Economy   Photos   Tokyo   US  
A South Korean man walks near a picture of Robert Park, a 28-year-old Korean-American who was detained in North Korea after crossing the frozen Tumen River into North Korea from China on Christmas Day, during a rally in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, denouncing North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's dictatorship and alleged human rights violations. Khaleej Times
North Korea to free 'repentant' US missionary
SEOUL - North Korea announced on Friday it would release a US missionary who crossed into the communist state last Christmas Day on a lone campaign to publicise its human... (photo: Creative Commons / Lee Jin-man)
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- Chinese envoy arrives in North Korea
- UN envoy in Seoul for N-talks ahead of N Korea trip
- UN envoy in Seoul for nuclear talks ahead of N.Korea trip
- South Korean Media Report Firings of Top Aides in North (Seo
South Korea's Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, center, is escorted by officers upon arrival at the Beijing International Airport in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009. Yu Myung-hwan arrive in Beijing is to talk with senior Chinese officials on the latest North Korean missile threat and ways to promote the Seoul-Beijing "strategic cooperative partn
Chinese envoy arrives in North Korea
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- Car wars
- N. Korea accuses S. Korea of plot amid push for nuclear talk
- Need to know: Audi boost ... BP revolt ... M&S makeover
- In Toyota Mess, a Lesson for Japan's Economy
Haikou skyline, Hainan Province, China
Hainan fears real-estate bubbles - again
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- NKorea threatens South amid push to restart talks
- Chinese envoy arrives in North Korea
- North Korea releases U.S. Christian activist
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left), flanked by by Kai Eide, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), addresses staff members of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) during a one day visit to express his support for the work of the mission, as well as to covey his condolences regarding the latest terrorist attack in Kabul which claimed the lives of five UN staff members.
World Agenda: Ban Ki-moon hopes to make his reputation in North Korea
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- Nikkei hits 2-mth low as exporters fall, Toyota dips
- Need to know: Audi boost ... BP revolt ... M&S makeover
- Shares slump to five-month low
- Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity
Chinese use computers at an Internet cafe in Beijing Thursday Feb. 8, 2007. China, regarded as the world's leading source of illegally copied movies and software, had only limited success during a four-month crackdown on Internet piracy and copyright infringement, an official said Thursday.
Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left), flanked by by Kai Eide, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), addresses staff members of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) during a one day visit to express his support for the work of the mission, as well as to covey his condolences regarding the latest terrorist attack in Kabul which claimed the lives of five UN staff members.
World Agenda: Ban Ki-moon hopes to make his reputation in North Korea
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- N. Korea threatens South amid push for talks
- Coronation Street and Kim Jong-Il's Comedy Club
- N. Korea accuses S. Korea of plot amid push for nuclear talk
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary is proud being a Mother of the Bride
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