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EDITORIAL: No to dialogue
The Korea Herald, Seoul / Asia News NetworkSEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN) -- On May 3, South Korea delivered US$13 million in cash to North Korea and withdrew the last batch of seven South Koreans from the industrial complex in the North Korean border town of Gaeseong. The money was for back pay and...Tags: Germany, North Korea, Park Geun-hye
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South Korea's former PM Nam dies at 89
The Korea Herald, Seoul / Asia News NetworkSEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN) -- Nam Duck-woo, a former prime minister and finance minister who led the country's economic modernization in the 1970s, died on Saturday night. The 89-year-old former official had suffered complications from prostate...Tags: Seoul (South Korea), Politics, Media Industry, Prostate Cancer, Germany
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Hong Kong shares may start week higher, China property in focus
ReutersHONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares could start the week higher on Monday, with China property counters in focus after data over the weekend showed housing inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in April in two years. Average new home...Tags: Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Bank of America Corp., China, Coal, Banking
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Golf-U.S. PGA Tour Byron Nelson Championship scores
ReutersMay 19 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Byron Nelson Championship at the par-70 course on Sunday in Irving, Texas 267 Bae Sang-Moon (South Korea) 66 66 66 69 269 Keegan Bradley (U.S.) 60 69 68 72 270 Charl Schwartzel (South Africa)...Tags: Ryo Ishikawa, Padraig Harrington, Charl Schwartzel, Stuart, Matt Kuchar
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FilmSharks Closes Pacts (EXCLUSIVE)
VarietyFilmSharks Intl. Guido Rud has unveiled deals for remakes, underscoring the growing demand for local versions of foreign-language hits. Building on a Mexican remake deal with Spectrum Films, unveiled March, Korean Soo Film, in association with South...Tags: Mexico, China, Entertainment, Movies
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North Korea fires short-range missiles for two days in a row
ReutersSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired a short-range missile from its east coast on Sunday, a day after launching three of these missiles, a South Korean news agency said, ignoring calls for restraint from Western powers. Launches by the North of short-...Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), News Agency, Moscow (Russia), Weaponry, Ban Ki-moon
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China seeks release of fishing boat seized by North Korea
ReutersSHANGHAI (Reuters) - North Korean forces have seized a Chinese fishing boat, Chinese officials told state-run news agency Xinhua late on Sunday, creating a potential new irritant in ties between the two allies. Chinese counselor to North Korea Jiang...Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), News Agency, Fishing, China, Missile Systems
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China seeks release of fishing boat seized by N.Korea
Reuters* Vessel 'grabbed' in waters between the two allies * Owner says North Korea holding boat and 16 crew * China urges release 'as soon as possible' By Adam Jourdan SHANGHAI, May 19 (Reuters) - North Korean forces have seized a Chinese fishing boat,...Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), Fishing, China, Missile Systems, Lifestyle and Leisure
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North Korea fires another projectile off eastern coast
North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said. North Korea routinely test-launches short-range missiles. But the latest launches came during a...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Seoul (South Korea), Military Equipment, Weaponry, Missile Systems
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Australia's Griffin wins weather-hit event in South Korea
Reuters(Reuters) - Australian Matthew Griffin won the SK Telecom Open at South Korea's Jeju Island by one shot after Sunday's final round was called off due to heavy fog. A 40-foot putt from the back of the green on the 18th guaranteed him the third-round...Tags: Australia
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More South Koreans support developing nuclear weapons
SEOUL — Perhaps it is merely basic human desire to keep up with the neighbors, but an increasing number of South Koreans are saying that they want nuclear weapons too. Even in Japan, a country still traumatized by the legacy of Hiroshima and...
Tags: Seoul (South Korea), Politics, Interior Policy, Crisis, Weaponry
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North Korea fires short-range missiles off east coast
BEIJING — North Korea fired three short-range missiles off its east coast Saturday, following through on months of threats to conduct a missile launch. The South Korean Defense Ministry reported that it detected two launches in the morning and...Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), Seoul (South Korea), Kim Jong Un, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama
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