Japan considers bigger role on economic stage Oct 21, 2008
Japan could use some of its formidable $2 trillion in reserves to help troubled nations, including South Korea, should that country's own recent bailout of its banks prove inadequate ... While lawmakers here refuse to say so in public, their biggest source of concern appears to be neighboring South Korea, whose currency and stock markets have both been hard hit by flight of foreign capital. (International Herald Tribune)
Free fall deepens recession fears Oct 11, 2008
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average plunged nearly 10 percent, Australia markets slid more than 7 percent and South Korea stocks were down about 8 percent ... 76 their lowest level since the Korean War. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Taliban wake-up call for India Oct 10, 2008
His assignments included the Soviet Union, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Germany, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kuwait and Turkey. (Copyright 2008. (Asia Times Online)
Full Text Of The Debate Oct 8, 2008
And one of the things I want to do is make sure that we're providing incentives so that you can buy a fuel efficient car that's made right here in the United States of America, not in Japan or South Korea, making sure that you are able to weatherize your home or make your business more fuel efficient ... OBAMA: Senator McCain, this is the guy who sang, "Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran," who called for the annihilation of North Korea ... But one of the things we've learned is, is that when we take that... (CBS News)
Obama Won the Foreign-Policy Questions Oct 8, 2008
Then he won the round decisively by remarking, "This is the guy who said 'Bomb, bomb Iran,' " who called for "the annihilation of North Korea," and who, after we ousted the Taliban from Kabul, said, "Next up, Baghdad." That's not talking softly. (McCain's response, that he was just joking with an old veteran friend, was, first, not truehe said it in a public forumand, second, quite lame. (Slate)
Australia Fights Climate Change Threat to Rivers Oct 6, 2008
Subscribe to daily environment news. AUSTRALIA: October 6, 2008. (Planet Ark, United States)
* End of an era and into the unknown Oct 5, 2008
Korea is a unique country ... The Korean Peninsula, however, remains divided along ideological lines, and the two Koreas co-exist as living remnants of the Cold War ... 5 million young soldiers from both North and South Korea face off against each across the heavily armed Demilitarized Zone. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
World's weirdest delicacies! Oct 3, 2008
In South Korea, the live baby octopus is dipped in oil or a spicy sauce and eaten whole while it is still alive. The octopus tries to stay alive by gripping with its tentacles onto the face, tongue and throat of the person trying to eat it. (iAfrica.com)
Oct. 2 edition: Obituaries Oct 3, 2008
Upon graduation, he accepted his ROTC commission in the U.S. Air Force and served as second lieutenant for five years in Air Force Intelligence in Europe during the Korean War ... A score of great-nieces and great-nephews are scattered across the globe from Maine to Alaska, Korea, and Africa. (Acton Beacon, MA)
Around Town -- Find bargains at book sale Oct 3, 2008
After working for more than three years in Seoul, South Korea, he opened Intermarine s Shanghai office in 2004 ... After working for more than three years in Seoul, South Korea, he opened Intermarine s Shanghai office in 2004. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
McCain's dilemma Sep 25, 2008
The TRUTH is that CHINA, NORTH KOREA, IRAN, and CUBA have more open and valid elections than we do in the United States of America. By Julian. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Scavenger Birds Chew The Fat Sep 19, 2008
20, 2007) Dr. Rich Reading (Denver Zoo) reports that a young cinereous vulture tagged in Mongolia as part of his Earthwatch-supported research was spotted 1200 miles away, near Pusan, South Korea. The vulture. (Science Daily)
WASH POST: Drudge-ology 101... Sep 18, 2008
At a July 2007 debate, Obama announced he would personally meet with leaders of Iran, north Korea, Syria and other hostile nations "without precondition." question: "[w]ould you be willing to meet separately, without precondition, during the first year of your administration, in Washington or anywhere else, with the leaders of Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba and north Korea, in order to bridge the gap that divides our countries? "Obama: "I would. And the reason is this, that the notion that somehow... (The Drudge Report)
Journeyman Kalinowski makes most of journey to New England Sep 18, 2008
That tournament will be held Sept. Oct. 2-5 at the Atunyote Golf Club in Vernon, N.Y. Born in South Korea, but raised in New Zealand, Lee has created a buzz within the golf world, particularly with those who follow the amateur scene, which he has dominated this summer. Goalby awarded some recognitionThe Champions Tour Tournament Association announced that its winner of the 2008 Bruno Award is Bob Goalby, the onetime Masters champion who also won the inaugural Champions Tour stop in our area,... (Boston Globe -- Sports)
The case for sofa diplomacy Sep 13, 2008
"Koreans are great gift givers," Anne says ... We have pumpkin-and-corn yoghurt (surprisingly tasty) for breakfast and we lunch on chicken soup in Namdaemun Market, where huge glass vats of ginseng vie for alley space with 50 kinds of kimchi, the ubiquitous Korean pickles ... My induction into Korean culture is complete when we cocoon ourselves from the monsoon rains in a jimjilbang, a Korean bathhouse. (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 10, 2008 Sep 11, 2008
BushFellForItAgain wrote on Sep 10, 2008 12:27 PM:The news is reporting that North Korea has built second, larger long-range missile site ... The North Koreans sucker the world to flood North Korea with economic and humanitarian aid in return for promises they never intend to keep. (North County Times)
Beijing building goes beyond Olympics Sep 11, 2008
In comparison, Korea, Japan and Singapore never broke 40% when they were developing at their fastest pace, Green says. Basis for growth. (USA Today)
Homes burnt in E Timor violence Sep 10, 2008
N Korea rumours highlight succession problems ahead. 10 things we know about the moose-hunting mom. (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
Saving souls Sep 9, 2008
Page last updated at 14:30 GMT, Monday, 8 September 2008 15:30 UK. Marrying football and philosophy. (BBC News)
When will it end? Sep 9, 2008
North Korea defies critics as it marks its 60th anniversary. Australian faces jail for alleged insult to Thai ruling family. (BBC News -- UK)
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" Dennis Dunphy wrote on Jul 19, 2006 10:20 PM:" No, Get out of Germany and South Korea also. We are not the World Police Keepers. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
60 years of separation Sep 2, 2008
It was his Korean war buddy, Charles Chuck Wildes of Reidsville, Ga ... Along with Jose Mares, another Korean war veteran overrun by the Chinese, the two friends met again, to catch up, to relive the first day of what would be a 57-year hold on their friendship ... We just got together down there, talking about Korea and how we got out of there, Hutto said of the trip to Ft. Oglethorpe in Georgia to meet his fellow veterans. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Scientists fear impact of Asian pollutants on U.S. Sep 1, 2008
"Days after a major dust storm in the Gobi Desert in Asia, visibility in the Grand Canyon was obscured. Dust from deserts in North Africa has reached Florida. U.S. air pollution can reach across the Atlantic to Europe, even as pollution from Europe can circle the globe and reach the U.S.Air can circulate around the world in three weeks or less. The National Academies of Science is not limiting itself to pollution from Asia and will study the phenomenon worldwide."It's one atmosphere," said Mark... (Anchorage Daily News)
Gore: Obama = Lincoln... Aug 29, 2008
I can't wait to see Nobama negotiate with N. Korea, Iran and Chavez. They will eat him for lunch. (The Drudge Report)
Media blitz turns Bakken into gold Aug 29, 2008
He's got a long list of journalists, from Australia, Korea, Canada, and England, as well as major American outlets that have featured the Bakken in print and video. Ness said TS1's millionaire focus is typical for international newspapers and televisions, which are looking for human interest stories that contrast the rural nature of the state. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
On Your Mind Aug 29, 2008
Food costs are rising, rice is being rationed, yet our government sends 500 million tons of rice to North Korea. Foodstuff is being sent all over the world while Americans are suffering from all sorts of natural disasters. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Face of empire Aug 27, 2008
N Korea struggles to control changing economy ... A market economy begins to emerge in North Korea. (BBC News -- Science)
Anger of homeless Aug 27, 2008
A market economy begins to emerge in North Korea. Explore the BBC. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Grow up, Hillary supporters Aug 27, 2008
Everything since then has been a foreign war of choice (spanish-american, Civil, vietnam, korea, grenada, panama, gulf war, Iraq, Afghanistan) or provocation (WWI, WW2, Iran. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rakhmon met in Dushanbe Wednesday to discuss the further development of bilateral ties. • Hu arrives in Dushanbe for state visit and SCO summit Aug 27, 2008
Hu flew to Dushanbe from Seoul after concluding a state visit to the Republic of Korea, and was met at the airport by Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon. During his stay in Dushanbe, President Hu will hold talks with Rakhmon and sign bilateral cooperation deals related to political, economic and trade exchanges, according to a senior official of the Chinese Foreign Ministry. (Xinhuanet, China)
U.S. sees much to fear in a hostile Russia Aug 22, 2008
Masha Lipman, an analyst at the Carnegie Moscow Center, said, "There's a lot more" that the United States needs from Russia than the other way around, citing efforts to secure old Soviet nuclear arms, support the war effort in Afghanistan and force Iran and North Korea to give up nuclear programs. "Hence Russia has all the leverage," she said. (International Herald Tribune)
GC 2008: Activision's Leipzig Lineup Revealed Aug 22, 2008
Activision Publishing maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan and South Korea. More information about Activision Publishing and its products can be found on the company's website, www. (IGN PC Games)
Hynix says US chip decision to bring turnaround Aug 22, 2008
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The United States has decided to end punitive duties imposed on Hynix Semiconductor Inc. in 2003, a move the South Korean company says will help put it back in the black ... The Commerce Department has "preliminarily determined that future duty rates levied against Hynix will end to account for the elimination of subsidies given to the company by the South Korea government,'' agency spokeswoman Brittany Eck said Thursday. A final determination is due Dec. 11, but that... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Ending A War Aug 19, 2008
The so-called "forgotten war" in Korea ended at 10 p.m. on July 27, 1953--55 years ago on Sunday--with an uneasy truce that still holds half a century later. For those who forget--or never knew--when Japan surrendered in 1945, the Soviet Union and the U.S. agreed to an ad hoc division of Japanese-occupied Korea along the arbitrarily accepted frontier of the 38th Parallel ... The Russians sent in plenty of military advisers and built up a powerful North Korean peasant army under Kim Il Sung,... (Forbes -- Business)
GV vet shines at Wheelchair Games Aug 17, 2008
He used to be an avid hiker, but the World War II and Korean War veteran has spent the last seven years in a wheelchair ... He went through three separate discharges once after WWII, once after Korea, and once for a day in Newport, R.I. before President Harry Truman called out on his barrack s loudspeaker, All tours of duty will be extended one year. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
* World News Quick Take Aug 17, 2008
SOUTH KOREA Police hose protesters. Police hosed protesters with water laced with blue dye and mobilized specially-trained plainclothes officers to break up an anti-government demonstration late on Friday and early yesterday, witnesses said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Liukin wins gold; Phelps stays on track Aug 16, 2008
The American count was boosted by shooter Jason Turner getting moved up from fourth to bronze after a North Korea shooter failed a drug test and was stripped of his third-place finish in 10-meter air pistol ... Also, South Korea beat Canada 1-0 and Japan beat the Netherlands 6-0 ... When South Korean Park Kyung-mo got an 8 on his next-to-last shot, tying the finals, Ukraine s Viktor Ruban responded with a perfect 10. (Creston News Adertiser, IO)
Olympic roundup: Phelps, Liukin shine Aug 16, 2008
The American count was boosted by shooter Jason Turner getting moved up from fourth to bronze after a North Korea shooter failed a drug test and was stripped of his third-place finish in 10-meter air pistol. Kim Jong Su also lost a silver medal in the 50-meter pistol. (Altus Times, OK)
Swedish wrestler throws away medal in Olympic hissy fit... Aug 15, 2008
" Dave, you need to wake up if you think China is the only country doing this! Most US athletes are supported by their sport's national governing body or other institution and PAID for winning medals! The whole Olympics is a big scam so NBC can sell ads and some foreign politicos can make some bucks$ jay on August 14, 2008 at 02:56 PM I am surprised the Russian didn't just push their way to the front and just take that medal or 3.. buster on August 14, 2008 at 02:56 PM The Olympics have been a... (The Drudge Report)
Remembering the divisions of Berlin Aug 15, 2008
Harold Reimann wrote on Aug 14, 2008 6:32 PM:" Ping pong is my favorite sport at the Olympics because I play it. Have watched Hao Wang today. He's #1 in the world and a passionate Chinese player - unChinese. Also watched Ryo from Korea who won gold at Athens. Was pleasantly surprised that they don't just ralley, hitting back and forth, back and forth, til your eyes and head get tired. They change it up. That's how I like to play.You will be seeing Dwight Stones, our most famous high jumper... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
The 3 a.m. Phone Call Is Real Aug 14, 2008
If it were before Pearl Harbor was bombed then it kinda makes him look stupid and unprepaired if before the Communist invasion of South Korea the same holds ... Think North Korea and Iran are just waiting for this guy to take over. (Townhall.com)
The voucher delusion Aug 12, 2008
Georgia should be trying to raise them above Austria s and South Korea s. ... If that kind of success can be achieved only by the marketplace, how can we account for the educational achievements of Austria and South Korea, the very nations Johnson chose as standards ... Well, Jay, I think this guy may be on to something here with the vouchers and his claim that we need to compare favorably with others such as Korea, China, Saudi Arabia, India, etc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Afghan black belt eyes medal Aug 7, 2008
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art, brought to Kabul by an American master in 1972. The Olympic committee sent Nisar to South Korea for training with another Olympic hopeful, also trying his chances in Beijing, and they brought a new coach back with them. (BBC News)
Istanbul bombings 'suspects held' Aug 3, 2008
N Korea steps up row with South. Study revives six degrees theory. (BBC News)
LETTERS: NCT, Aug. 2, 2008 Aug 3, 2008
" 15. McCain has changed his mind about a long-term U.S. military presence in Iraq on multiple occasions, concluding, on multiple occasions, that a Korea-like presence is both a good idea and a bad idea. 16. McCain said before the war in Iraq, "We will win this conflict ... " Do you think that is a popular position? Do you think there might be an immediate demand if the police were to withdraw?Personally, I would find it interesting to test my theory -- in both places! We almost did through an... (North County Times)
GOLF Singh leads Mickelson by one Aug 2, 2008
Sorenstam makes cut: Yuri Fudoh of Japan and Ji-Yai Shin of South Korea shot 4-under 68s to lead by one stroke and equal the halfway record at the Women's British Open in Sunningdale, England ... Fudoh and Shin were at 10-under 134 to tie the record set by Jeong Jang of South Korea, who won three years ago at Royal Birkdale ... American Juli Inkster (70) was one shot back, while South Korean Bo Bae Song (68) and American Cristie Kerr (65) were two strokes behind the leaders. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Singh leads; Lefty close Aug 2, 2008
WOMEN'S BRITISH OPEN: Yuri Fudoh of Japan and Ji-Yai Shin of South Korea shot 4-under 68 to share the lead and equal the halfway record, while Annika Sorenstam's 72 was just enough to make the cut. Fudoh and Shin were at 10-under 134 to tie the record set by Jeong Jang of South Korea, who won three years ago at Royal Birkdale ... American Juli Inkster (70) was one shot back, while South Korean Bo Bae Song (68) and American Cristie Kerr (65) were two strokes behind the leaders. (News & Observer -- Sports)
A victorious Sonny and the mix is on Jul 30, 2008
From there, it will only be a matter of time before we see mass protests over food, soaring unemployment, stagflation, war with North Korea, conflict over the Potomac, accelerated melting of the polar ice caps and the implosion of the United Nations. With a couple of minor exceptions, these are the same conditions in which Nazism was born. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Mountain of youth: Retired smokejumpers return for summertime ritual of work Jul 28, 2008
DeJarnette continued smokejumping summers through 1955, with two years off to fight in Korea. Most of the others did their jumping in the late 1950s and '60s out of Missoula, for three or four summers apiece. (Missoulian, MT)
Japan's newest growth industry: Asian tourists Jul 26, 2008
Remote hot springs inns are filling with visitors from South Korea, a country that sent more than 2 million travelers to Japan last year alone ... But as Japan's economy stalled for the past dozen or so years, rapid development in countries like China and South Korea raised living standards there ... By contrast, the number of visitors from South Korea, Taiwan, China and Hong Kong almost doubled last year from five years earlier, to 5. (International Herald Tribune)
A gold medal for smog Jul 23, 2008
These teams are also training in other countries such as Japan and Korea to stave off the lung-searing effects until competition begins. Beijing - a city of 16 million people and 3. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Fending off big trouble in Afghanistan Jul 19, 2008
McBush may desire in his own mind that Iraq is like Japan and South Korea for the next 100 years, but it ain t happening in the Iraqis minds ... Is our perpetual occupation of Germany and South Korea a good thing. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Obama words, Obama words... Jul 18, 2008
We don t believe our example is likely to inspire Iran, North Korea or al Qaeda to drop their weapons ambitions, but we believe it would become more likely that many more nations will join us in a firm approach to stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons and materials and prevent catastrophic terrorism. It s all about the VISION. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Alireza Jafarzadeh: The Message in the Missiles Jul 17, 2008
North Korea has been Iran's primary collaborator in building and expanding this underground infrastructure, providing experts and blueprints. Related. (Fox News)
NASA drone's sensors help battle California wildfires Jul 16, 2008
(07/15/2008 5:30 PM EDT). NASA's Ikhana unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is spotting for the firefighters battling the more than 300 wildfires raging in California this week (June 14). (EETimes)
National Digest Jul 15, 2008
South Korea s Eun-Hee Ji, second to Creamer after each of the first three rounds, shot a 72 and was third at 271. Feng had a 69 for a total of 272, followed by Karrie Webb who shot a 70 and was at 273. (Creston News Adertiser, IO)
From the New York Times Jul 13, 2008
In light of North Korea s recent moves, which were brought about by sanctions, McCain s approach is clearly the better idea ... The Iranians have learned the lesson that we attacked Iraq because (as Martin Woollacott noted at the time) they _didn t_ have any weapons of mass destruction, while North Korea was left alone because they did ... Iran is obviously copying North Korea. (Harper's Magazine)
Pyongyang criticised over killing Jul 13, 2008
The resort has attracted a million South Korean visitors since 1998. Seoul has complained that North Korea is failing to co-operate with an investigation into the killing of a South Korean tourist ... Park Wang-ja was shot dead by a North Korean soldier in a special tourism zone in the mountains of the communist state on Friday morning. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Climbing to Reach the Buddha at Gol... Jul 5, 2008
Once the former capital of the Silla Dynasty, city and the surrounding mountains hold many ancient Korean historic sites ... Golgulsa is one of a few locations throughout Korea that offer a program ... After the exhilarating climb to view the Maya Tathagata Buddha and a renewing rest at the temple or in Gyeongju there is more Korean ancestry to explore. (Suite101.com)
A new world under one Heaven Jul 4, 2008
The first emperor had conquered what is now northern Vietnam and had probably gone as far as present North Korea. The conquest of the wild south proceeded slowly and methodically, in a spirit of systematic incorporation into the empire. (Asia Times Online)
LETTERS: NCT, July 3, 2008 Jul 4, 2008
History will judge by comparing Iraq to Truman's Korea and the 35,000 Americans that died there and Vietnam where 58,000 people died under the direction of Democrats JFK and LBJ (more Americans were killed on average in ten months than have died in Iraq in six years). Nixon pulled us out. (North County Times)
Children Of The Silk Road Jul 3, 2008
He was a stringer for Associated Press who accompanied Mao's Eighth Army in Yenan, was thrown out of China by the Japanese, then stole back in via Korea. For a time he helped a New Zealand nurse smuggle food and medicine to the communists, although not much of this is in the movie. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
State media: Chinese chopper that crashed in quake relief effort had suffered engine trouble Jun 27, 2008
Jo Yong-Hak/Reuters In a gesture demonstrating its commitment to halt its nuclear weapons program, North Korea blew up the most visible symbol of its plutonium production Friday, South Korean media reported from the site. In Opinion: More Headlines. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Fossil fills out water-land leap Jun 26, 2008
Page last updated at 18:00 GMT, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 19:00 UK. By Matt McGrath BBC science correspondent. (BBC News -- Science)
Goldman Piece of ICBC Rises Fivefold as Chinese Bank Stakes Claim to No. 1 Jun 26, 2008
In smaller countries such as Korea, everyone has one or two or three credit cards, ``but the most important thing is that we must carefully check the credit rating of the applicant,'' Jiang says. We don't want to see a subprime credit card crisis in China. (Bloomberg)
