Korea News

S Korea vows to feed its soldiers only with local beef
Xinhua, China - 2 hours ago
South Korea is set to reopen its market to US beef with almost no restrictions this week. Civic groups and peasants in South Korea are strongly against the ...
S Korea, US consider more drills against cyber attacks Xinhua
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S Korea, US to meet on food assistance to DPRK
Xinhua, China - 3 hours ago
... to discuss humanitarian food assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Monday. ...
Seoul mulls aid package for North Korea United Press International
Seoul, Washington to discuss food aid to Pyongyang Yonhap News
Pyongyang waiting for positive gesture by Seoul: NK official Trading Markets (press release)
Trading Markets (press release)
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CTV.ca
Cull after bird flu hits S Korea
BBC News, UK - 3 hours ago
It is the first time the virus has been found in Busan - South Korea's second largest city. Agriculture Ministry spokesman Yoon Young-ku said the outbreaks ...
S Korea culls 15000 poultry to prevent spreading of bird flu Xinhua
S. Korea completes poultry cull in Seoul Yonhap News
All poultry in Seoul killed after bird flu outbreak The Associated Press
MarketWatch - Xinhua
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Peninsula On-line
North Korea gives a lot, expects more
Asia Times Online, Hong Kong - 3 hours ago
By Donald Kirk SEOUL - The head of the US State Department's Korea desk and four other US officials crossed the line from North to South Korea at the truce ...
US to mine N. Korean papers for answers, progress Christian Science Monitor
US envoy heads home with North Korean nuclear documents International Herald Tribune
North Korea Produces Nuclear Data, Leaving Key Questions Unanswered CNSNews.com
New Zealand Herald - Voice of America
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코리아타임즈
Korea, Uzbekistan Sign Uranium Deal
코리아타임즈, South Korea - 55 minutes ago
By Michael Ha Under the contract with the central Asian country, Korea would be able to import uranium in the agreed amount from 2010 to 2016. ...

Turkish Press
South Korea plays lose-first-strategy in Thomas Cup
Xinhua, China - 4 hours ago
JAKARTA, May 12 (Xinhua) -- South Korea on Monday played intentionally not to win against England in the opening round of the international men's badminton ...
Controversy as Koreans admit throwing badminton match AFP
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S Korea to purchase 2600 tons of uranium from Uzbekistan
Xinhua, China - 5 hours ago
SEOUL, May 12 (Xinhua) -- South Korea signed a contract Monday to purchase 2600 tons of uranium worth 400 million US dollars from Uzbekistan between 2010 ...
Uzbek to supply 2600T uranium to S.Korea -report Reuters
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Korea to Seek Gains With Holding Stocks
코리아타임즈, South Korea - 1 hour ago
For instance, of its 61.2 percent stake in Korea Gas Corp, it will only lend a 10.2 percent share of the company to investors, thus maintaining its ...

S Korea culls 15000 poultry to prevent spreading of bird flu
Xinhua, China - 1 hour ago
SEOUL, May 12 (Xinhua) -- South Korean quarantine officials announced Monday that they have slaughtered and buried around 15000 poultry in Seoul to prevent ...
S. Korea completes poultry cull in Seoul Yonhap News
All poultry in Seoul killed after bird flu outbreak The Associated Press
Bird flu again found in Seoul; chickens and ducks culled MarketWatch
Farming UK - Xinhua
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S Korea warns its citizens not to travel to Sudan
Xinhua, China - 3 hours ago
The ministry also urged South Korean residents in Sudan to refrain from outings and contact South Korea's mission there to secure their safety. ...

S Korea to expand ban on importing Japanese potatoes
Xinhua, China - 10 minutes ago
According to the Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS) said the measure which came in response to ...

TV3 News
New Zealand PM visits Japan, South Korea for closer ties
Xinhua, China - 7 hours ago
By Xingwei Huang WELLINGTON, May 12 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark leaves for Japan and South Korea on Monday for an official visit ...
New Zealand wants to upgrade Japan, South Korea trade links in ... International Herald Tribune
PM to visit Japan and South Korea Radio New Zealand
Closer links with Japan and Korea on Clark's agenda Stuff.co.nz
Newstalk ZB - Radio Australia
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South Korea kills all poultry in Seoul after bird flu reported in city
International Herald Tribune, France - 2 hours ago
AP SEOUL, South Korea: South Korean officials said Monday they had killed Seoul's entire poultry population to curb the spread of bird flu following a fresh ...
S. Korea completes poultry cull in Seoul Yonhap News
Bird flu again found in Seoul; chickens and ducks culled MarketWatch
New outbreak of bird flu confirmed in Seoul Xinhua
Farming UK
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Uzbek to supply 2600T uranium to S.Korea -report
Reuters - 3 hours ago
Separately, Korea National Oil Corp agreed to explore oil and gas fields jointly with Uzbekistan's state gas company, UzbekNefteGaz, Yonhap reported. ...

TV3 News
New Zealand wants to upgrade Japan, South Korea trade links in ...
International Herald Tribune, France - 2 hours ago
AP WELLINGTON, New Zealand: New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark will visit Japan and South Korea this week seeking to upgrade trade relations with both ...
Closer links with Japan and Korea on Clark's agenda Stuff.co.nz
PM to visit Japan and South Korea Radio New Zealand
PM attending talks in Japan, Sth Korea Newstalk ZB
The Dominion Post - Angus Reid Global Monitor
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UPDATE 1-S.Korea KDI cuts 2008 GDP growth f'cast
Reuters India, India - 9 hours ago
By Cheon Jong-woo SEOUL, May 12 (Reuters) - South Korea's top research agency on Monday lowered its growth forecast for Asia's fourth-largest economy this ...
S Korea State-Run KDI Cuts '08 GDP Forecast To 4.8% From 5.0% FXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange Market
S. Korean economy forecast to grow 4.8 pct in 2008 Yonhap News
South Korean cuts 2008 GDP growth forecast Business Spectator
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AFP
US deputy secretary of state in China for NKorea talks
AFP - 5 hours ago
He will later meet Vice President Xi Jinping before heading home and ending an Asian trip that also took him to South Korea and Japan. ...
US to mine N. Korean papers for answers, progress Christian Science Monitor
US envoy heads home with North Korean nuclear documents International Herald Tribune
North Korea Produces Nuclear Data, Leaving Key Questions Unanswered CNSNews.com
New Zealand Herald - Voice of America
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Wall Street Journal
South Korea's 'Sweet Meat'
Wall Street Journal - 6 hours ago
A large outdoor market at the Seoul suburb of Moran is one of the centers of South Korea's dog meat trade. About a dozen butchers line a row at the market, ...
Seoul delays dispatch of inspectors to US slaughterhouses Yonhap News
South Korean Protests Over US Beef Grow Wall Street Journal
Seoul Hounds Meat Vendors For Cleaner Chow Wall Street Journal
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UPDATE: South Korea To Boost Avian Flu Drug Stockpile
CNNMoney.com - 2 hours ago
The statement didn't specify which drugs it would buy, although the Korea Center for Disease and Control named oseltamivir as a key preventative treatment. ...

Citizen
Hong Kong, South Korea stock markets closed for public holidays
International Herald Tribune, France - 1 hour ago
AP HONG KONG: Financial markets in Hong Kong and South Korea were closed Monday for public holidays. They will reopen Tuesday. American soldiers search for ...
SKorea fit, Japan favourites in Asian Five Nations Radio Australia
Japan eye Asian Five Nations rugby glory AFP
ASIA MARKETS: Tokyo, Hong Kong Stocks Pace Losses CNNMoney.com
Forbes - Forbes
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