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  1. SEOUL: Clear-eyed on N KoreaRead the original story

    18 min ago | Asia News Network

    The US special envoy to North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, is to travel to Pyongyang before the end of the year.

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    Related Topix: North Korea, World News, Asia, Pyongyang, North Korea, Hwanghae-Bukto, North Korea, Seoul, South Korea, Kyonggi-do, South Korea

  2. A look at economic developments around the globeRead the original story

    20 min ago | The News Tribune

    ... and improving living standards, rather than "chaotic actions driven by nostalgia and prejudice." SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's central bank left its key interest rate at a record low for the ninth straight month, pledging to maintain low ...

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  3. Creamer in the hunt in MexicoRead the original story

    25 min ago | GolfChannel

    ... Stanford finished with a 73. Kim has 10 top-10s this season, including a fifth-place finish two weeks ago in South Korea at the Hana Bank KOLON Championship. One of 47 South Koreans on the tour, Kim said she believes she's close to winning. "I have ...

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  4. Obama sets off for Asia, China looms largeRead the original story

    31 min ago | Reuters

    ... may be too one-sided. Beijing is upset over U.S. moves to slap tariffs on Chinese tires and steel pipes, while South Korea and other countries harbor doubts over whether Obama, elected with strong labor union support, is committed enough to a ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, North Korea, World News, Asia, Seoul, South Korea, Kyonggi-do, South Korea

  5. Double Takes | Guinness Book attempts, frozen Indian bar, Jesus window imageRead the original story w/Photo

    36 min ago | KansasCity.com

    ... South Koreans watch lanterns on the eve of Seoul Lantern Festival 2009 on the Cheonggye stream in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. About 20 counties will participate in this event from Nov. 11 to Nov. 15. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) Photo ...

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  6. Song-Hee Kim leads Lorena Ochoa InvitationalRead the original story

    39 min ago | Rock Hill Herald

    ... Stanford finished with a 73. Kim has 10 top-10s this season, including a fifth-place finish two weeks ago in South Korea at the Hana Bank KOLON Championship. One of 47 South Koreans on the tour, Kim said she believes she's close to winning. "I have ...

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  7. Foreign Delegates Visit ColumbiaRead the original story

    42 min ago | KOMU-TV Columbia

    Government administrators from the country of Georgia visited Columbia schools Thursday as part of an international program.

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  8. North Korea threatens South over naval clashRead the original story

    45 min ago | CTV.ca

    - North Korea threatened to punish South Korea following their brief-but-bloody naval firefight, though analysts said Thursday that chances of retaliation appeared slim ahead of planned talks between the U.S. and Pyongyang. Tuesday's battle near the ...

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  9. Mass blind date to help area's birthrateRead the original story

    51 min ago | News.com.au

    SEOUL'S Gangnam district, South Korea's most prosperous area, has a single imperfection - one of the country's lowest birthrates.

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  10. Former Nigeria player urges team to beat Spain in U-17 WCRead the original story

    1 hr ago | People's Daily

    Former Nigeria's U-17 national team player Jonathan Akpoborie, has urged the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria to play the Spanish with the same spirit they played the South Koreans.

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  11. Korea Must Become More Accommodating to ForeignersRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Chosun Ilbo

    The Justice Ministry has proposed a bill to revise existing laws so that skilled foreigners, ethnic Koreans who have been adopted overseas and foreigners who live in Korea after marrying Koreans can hold dual citizenship.

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  12. 'Spendthrift' Korean Film Festivals Face Gov't ReviewRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Chosun Ilbo

    Korea's publicly funded film festivals will be "put under the microscope," Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yu In-chon said Thursday.

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  13. Seoul Denies Secret Meeting with N.KoreaRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Chosun Ilbo

    Seoul has denied reports claiming a secret meeting between government officials from the two Koreas took place in Kaesong on the North Korean side of the border last week.

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    Related Topix: Seoul, South Korea, Kyonggi-do, South Korea, World News, North Korea, Asia, Kaesong, North Korea, Kaesong-Si, North Korea

  14. Two Koreas 'Meet in Singapore'Read the original story

    1 hr ago | Chosun Ilbo

    Japanese state broadcaster NHK says South Korea's labor minister Yim Tae-hee and Kim Yang-gon, the director of the United Front Department under the North Korean Workers' Party met in Singapore on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss a possible inter-Korean summit.

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  15. DPRK high-ranking official meets Chinese trade union delegationRead the original story

    1 hr ago | People's Daily

    Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , met the delegation of the All-China Federation of Trade Union led by Vice-Chairwoman Qiao Chuanxiu on Thursday.

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  16. Kim Jong-il Ranks 24th on 'Most Powerful People' ListRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | Chosun Ilbo

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-il ranked 24th on a list of the world's 67 most powerful people released by Forbes magazine on Wednesday.

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  17. Go: Doc playing online while baby diesRead the original story

    50 min ago | News.com.au

    The ophthalmologist has been stripped of his licence and fired from his post at Nanjing Children's Hospital following the baby's death on Wednesday, the China Daily reported today.

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    Related Topix: China, Asia, World News, Jiangsu, China, Nanjing, China

  18. Kim leads Lorena Ochoa InvitationalRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | The Globe and Mail

    Kim leads Lorena Ochoa Invitational Song-Hee Kim of South Korea tees off the 17th hole during the first round of the Lorena Ochoa Invitational Presented by Banamex and Corona at Guadalajara Country Club on November 12, 2009 in Guadalajara, Mexico.

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  19. Canada terms North Korea a 'monument to totalitarianism'Read the original story

    1 hr ago | Canada.com

    ... the annual leaders summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation forum. Harper is also scheduled to travel to South Korea, China, and India over the next four weeks. "I'm here to literally set the table for the prime minister's visit," Cannon ...

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  20. Song-Hee Kim takes early lead at Ochoa eventRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | CBS Sportsline

    Song-Hee Kim shot a 7-under 65 to take the early first-round lead at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational on Thursday.

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