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SKorea lifts travel ban on top NKorea defector: official (AFP)

yahoo.com     03-Sep-2008   7 related          

SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea has lifted an overseas travel ban on Hwang Jang-Yop, the highest-ranking North Korean defector ever to come here and a harsh critic of the Pyongyang regime, an official said Wednesday. Hwang,...                    

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KDB confirms talks with Lehman

ft.com     02-Sep-2008   107 related          

State-owned Korea Development Bank confirmed Tuesday that it was in talks with Lehman Brothers for a possible investment in the troubled US bank, but other reports said the price of the deal remained an issue, reports...                    

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Technology › Hynix urges Japan to scrap chip duty

japantoday.com     31-Aug-2008   5 related          

Monday 01st September, 06:22 AM JST SEOUL — South Korea’s Hynix Semiconductor on Sunday urged Japan to immediately scrap punitive tariffs on its memory chips following a ruling by the World Trade Organization. The WTO...                    

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N. Korea touts rocket launch anniversary

upi.com     31-Aug-2008   1 related          

SEOUL, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- North Korean officials claim they can launch working satellites at any time. Pyongyang celebrated the tenth anniversary of its Taepodong-1 rocket and Kwangmyoungsong satellite by saying it can do...                    

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Hynix urges Japan to scrap chip duty

afp.com     31-Aug-2008   3 related          

South Korean electronics firm Hynix Semiconductor has urged Japan to scrap punitive tariffs on its memory chips SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor on Sunday urged Japan to immediately scrap punitive tariffs...                    

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Malaysia's economy is projected to grow by 5.4% in 2009

menafn.com     30-Aug-2008          

Malaysia's economy is projected to grow by 5.4 per cent in 2009 from the anticipated 5.7 percent this year on strong domestic demand, the Ministry of Finance said Friday. It said in the 2008/2009 Economic Report, despite...                    

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Four-Way Fight Seen For Daewoo Shipbuilding

forbes.com     27-Aug-2008   4 related          

HONG KONG - Before the sale closing for South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding on Wednesday, steel maker Pohang Iron and Steel, better known as POSCO, as well as Hyundai Heavy Industries and two other South Korean companies...                    

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South Korea nabs suspected N.Korean seductress spy

reuters.co.uk     27-Aug-2008   3 related          

SEOUL (Reuters) - A North Korean woman who posed as a defector and obtained information on the South's military through romantic affairs with its officers has been arrested for spying, South Korean prosecutors said on...                    

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bbc.co.uk: A North Korean soldier looks at the southern side across the demilitarised zone, 2006 bbc.co.uk

S Korea accuses refugee of spying

bbc.co.uk     27-Aug-2008   12 related          

North and South Korea have long had an uneasy relationship A North Korean woman has been arrested in South Korea on suspicion of spying for her communist homeland. Prosecutors say Won Jeong-hwa was trained in espionage...                    

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S Korea, U.S. to discuss defense cost-sharing

xinhuanet.com     27-Aug-2008   1 related          

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- South Korea and the United States will hold a new round of negotiations over the defense cost-sharing of the expense of U.S. troops stationed in South Korea, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday....                    

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