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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left), flanked by by Kai Eide, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), addresses staff members of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) during a one day visit to express his support for the work of the mission, as well as to covey his condolences regarding the latest terrorist attack in Kabul which claimed the lives of five UN staff members.

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The Times
World Agenda: Ban Ki-moon hopes to make his reputation in North Korea
Mon 8 Feb 2010
Ban Ki-moon got his job as United Nations Secretary-General because of one item on his curriculum vitae. The former South Korean Foreign Minister had served as Seoul's representative to the six-party... (photo: UN / Eric Kanalstein)

Democratic Party of Japan new leader Yukio Hatoyama speaks to the media during a news conference after being elected its leader in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, May 16, 2009. Hatoyama takes control after the party's previous boss Ichiro Ozawa stepped down amid a political funding scandal.

Japan News Photos President Tokyo

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Kyodo news summary -6-+
Mon 8 Feb 2010
TOKYO, Feb. 8 (AP) - (Kyodo)—---------- Hatoyama approves Ozawa's remaining as DPJ's No. 2 TOKYO - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who is also president of the Democratic Party of Japan, said... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye)

Samsung LCD TV

m&c Mon 8 Feb 2010
Samsung, Sharp agree on cross-licencing deal
Seoul - South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co said Monday it concluded a cross-licencing deal with its Japanese competitor Sharp Corp, ending patent... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Electronics Photos Samsung Seoul Technology

A South Korean man looks at the Hyundai motor's showroom in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008

Inquirer Mon 8 Feb 2010
Hyundai boss must pay $60 million for losses to firm

SEOUL - A South Korean court Monday ordered Hyundai Motor chairman Chung Mong-Koo to pay almost 60 million dollars in damages to his company for loss-making deals. The Seoul central district court,... (photo: AP / Lee Jin-man)
Business Hyundai Losses Photos Seoul

American missionary Robert Park, left, is escorted by U.S. officials upon his arrival at the Beijing Capital Airport, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. His arrival in Beijing came a day after North Korea announced it would free Robert Park.

The Times Sun 7 Feb 2010
US missionary Robert Park returns home from North Korea
A US missionary released by North Korea after entering the country on Christmas Day to protest human rights abuses is back in the United States. "Robert Park arrived... (photo: AP / Andy Wong)
China Media Northkorea Photos US

South Korea's Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, center, is escorted by officers upon arrival at the Beijing International Airport in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009. Yu Myung-hwan arrive in Beijing is to talk with senior Chinese officials on the latest North Korean missile threat and ways to promote the Seoul-Beijing "strategic cooperative partn

Breitbart Sat 6 Feb 2010
Chinese envoy arrives in North Korea

South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, right, talks with B. Lynn Pasc... South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, right, shakes hands with B.... SEOUL, South... (photo: AP / Andy Wong)
China Korea News Photos President

American missionary Robert Park is seen inside a vehicle after arriving at the Beijing Capital Airport, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. His arrival in Beijing came a day after North Korea announced it would free Robert Park.

The Star Sat 6 Feb 2010
North Korea releases U.S. Christian activist

BEIJING (Reuters) - A U.S. religious activist taken captive by North Korea in December arrived in China on Saturday and will next fly back to the United States, an... (photo: AP / Andy Wong)
Beijing Justice N.Korea Photos US

European Economic Woes Threaten US Rebound

CBS News Fri 5 Feb 2010
European Economic Woes Threaten US Rebound
Washington Post: Europe Crises Send Stocks Tumbling; Concern Over Euro Zone Stability Eclipses Signs of Recovery Font size Print E-mail Share 0 Comments European... (photo: EC / © EC)
Brussels Economy Europe Photos Recovery

People follow foreign stock prices in a brokerage in downtown Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, after Hungary reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Union on a broad economic rescue package, including substantial financing to stabilize the country's economy rocked by the global financial crisis. Hungary's currency and stock market were rising Wednesday after the International Monetary Fund said the country would get an aid package of up to $25.1 billion (20 billion euros) to rescue its economy hit hard by the global financial cri

Newsday Fri 5 Feb 2010
World stocks tumble amid global recovery doubts

February 5, 2010 JOE McDONALD (AP Business Writer) (AP) — World stocks tumbled Friday as ballooning European debt and a rise in U.S. unemployment claims added to... (photo: AP / Bela Szandelszky)
Business Economy Europe Photos US

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION - LOCAL STOCK MARKET - PHILIPPINES

Inquirer Fri 5 Feb 2010
PSE inks collaboration with Korean bourse
MANILA, Philippines The Philippine Stock Exchange has entered into a collaboration deal with the Korea Exchange Inc. (KRX) to help develop their respective capital... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Business Korea Market Philippines Photos

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Anti-riot police officer fire tear gas to disperse university students during a protest in Caracas, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. University students have taken to the streets daily since last Jan. 24, after government pressure led cable TV services to drop Radio Caracas Television International, which has long been a critic of Chavez's policies.

Venezuelan police break up anti-Chavez protest

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Police officers stand guard near the crime scene where a man was killed by gunmen inside his car in Tijuana, Mexico, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. Drug violence has surged in many parts of Mexico since President Felipe Calderon deployed thousands of troops in 2006 to crush powerful cartels. More than 15,000 people have been killed in gang violence since.

Mexican mayor fears massacre of 16 was random

Official: 95% Accounted for in Conn. Blast CBS News
Probe Begins in Deadly Conn. Plant Blast CBS News
Senior envoy leads delegation to DPRK China Daily
Missionary Held in N. Korea Back in U.S. CBS News
Report: Chinese envoy meets North Korean officials The Press Democrat
Talk of the Stacks lecture series has a strong lineup Star Tribune
Senior Chinese official in NKorea for talks The Times of India
Palin calls Obama budget 'immoral' The News & Observer
Palin: Obama administration mishandling terrorism The News & Observer
Paper falls from sky bearing good news for Congo rebels: It' Star Tribune
BYU's Edwards sets meet record in 1,000 meters The News & Observer
Report: US Missionary Freed From N. Korea CBS News
In Visit to Fox News, Jon Stewart Faults Fox News The New York Times
Miranda Kerr Photo Ogling Banker Keeps Job CBS News
Jamaican cleric says he was unfairly demonized The News & Observer
North Korea to Free American Missionary CBS News
3 cheetahs swim moat to escape New Zealand park enclosure, b Star Tribune
Glenn Beck accuses Obama White House of allowing Chinese spy The Examiner
The World Game Tries to Help After the Earthquake in Haiti The New York Times
Iran blasts US defensive missiles plan for Gulf The News & Observer

In this undated photo released from North Korea's Chosun Shinbo via Yonhap, the front and back designs of North Korea's new paper currency after its recent reform are shown.

Turmoil Reported in N. Korea After Currency Changes

Thai police officers and soldiers remove boxes of war weaponry from a suspect foreign-registered cargo plane onto trucks at Don Muang airport Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. Five

Thais Say North Korea Arms Were Iran-Bound

Samsung LCD TV - Electronics

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Whaler, activist ship collide again off Antarctica The News & Observer
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Caught in middle-income trap The Star
US Missionary Freed by NKorea Starts Journey Home The New York Times
US Missionary Freed By North Korea WPXI
US missionary heads home 6 weeks after North Korea detained Star Tribune
N Korea frees US religious activist Al Jazeera
Report: Chinese envoy to visit North Korea The News & Observer
Solar module maker to set up headquarters at McClellan Park Business Journal
N. Korea says it will free detained U.S. missionary USA Today
North Korea to release US human rights activist The Guardian
2009 Korean Baseball Organization Recap and Offseason Update The Examiner
South Korean espionage charge rocks international chip maker Business Report
Applied Materials, Hynix, Samsung workers indicted in chip e LA Daily News
Vancouver Olympic chiefs truck in snow to combat city's warm The Daily Mail
SKorean, US firms embroiled in chip espionage case Syracuse
North Korea relaxes free market restrictions BBC News
2 gang leaders sentenced to death, 2 to life imprisonment in Star Tribune
South Korean marines storm beach with US, Japanese troops in Star Tribune
Two charged with selling Samsung trade secrets Deccan Chronicle

Union and management at Kia Motors have agreed to let assembly lines with lighter workloads take over some of the work from the busiest ones.

Kia Motors 2009 net profit surges as sales rise

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S.Korea to restrict TV adverts for junk food

Obese woman with his boyfriend having a date in this area of the park seaside coastal area SM Mall Of Asia,Friday, January, 30, 2009

S. Korea to restrict TV adverts for junk food

Week in review Seattle Times
World stocks hit by fears of debt crisis contagion Kansas City Star
Report: NKorea fires director of Kim's finances The News & Observer
N.Korea eases curbs on markets amid anger: Seoul Breitbart
Toyota hit by over 100 Prius brake complaints Kansas City Star
Ken Hom, from Chicago's Chinatown to international culinary Chicago Sun-Times
China launches emergency sweep for tainted milk The News & Observer
Malaysia's Anwar says PM behind sodomy trial The News & Observer
Toyota to restart U.S. plants; confident on fix The Guardian
GLOBAL ECONOMY-China, India factories buzzing, recovery inta The Guardian
Best of the new: Hangouts The Boston Globe
Samsung jumps back to profit in 4th quarter Kansas City Star
Samsung Elec swings to Q4 profit on strong chips The Guardian
US: Autos still hinder US-SKorea trade deal The Examiner
JSE up on positive global sentiment Business Report
World Business Briefs The Himalayan
G-20 Nations Struggle With Consensus The New York Times
NKorea, SKorea exchange fire along disputed border; North sa Star Tribune
Two Koreas trade fire; North warns and shoots again The Star
LG Elec Sees Q1 Recovery as Q4 Beats Forecasts ABC News

Korean Children at the Everland Amusement Park, Seoul, Korea

Koreans Stand Face to Face to Address Cultural Gap

South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan speaks during a forum at the Press Center in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009.

S Korea protests Tokyo's education guidebook

South Korean children walk by North Korean mock Scud-B missile, back left, and other South Korean mock missiles at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 19, 2009.

NKorea threatens US; world anticipates missile

2 more alleged accomplices identify fugitive in killing Philadelphia Daily News
Move to halt South Korea's education arms race The Times
S Korea tries 'bully cams' to protect students China Daily
Students in South Korean 'boot camp' BBC News
South Korean students train in winter military camp China Daily
Iran university professors denounce crackdown on opposition Star Tribune
Takeshima cut from school guide Asahi News
High school manual omits dispute over Takeshima Daily Yomiuri
Takeshima reference dropped in senior high school manual Asahi News
New publication for preventing and responding to school viol The Examiner
Parties condemn ‘harassment’ of Taiwan student Taipei Times
Flu fails to halt South Korea's crucial college exam China Daily
South Korea obsessed about education Independent online (SA)
Giving Business Education a Global Twist The New York Times
China expands language institutes at US colleges The Examiner
China expands Mandarin language institutes at world's colleg Hartford Courant
After Error by Yale, Anger and a Court Fight Ensue The New York Times
Interview: Theology Professor tells about cell groups and Su The Examiner
Learning by numbers: the top 50 universities in the world The Times
College football, golf, soccer, bowling Toledo Blade

Cattle - Cow - Animal - Livestock

SKorea confirms new outbreaks of foot-and-mouth

A visitor passes by pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on display at a unification observation post near the border village of Panmunjom, in the demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, June 16, 2009.

Pyongyang Honors Son of Leader on Birthday

Foot and mouth disease

Foot-and-mouth disease reported in S. Korea

Penn St. moving forward with scientist probe The News & Observer
Coffee slows brain cancer growth Zeenews
New Zealand teen fights off shark with body board The News & Observer
Study Finds Reduced Brain Gray Matter Concentration In Patie redOrbit
FedEx and the Immigrants: What Guatemala Says The New York Times
A View From Kabul: The Election and the Police The New York Times
Thoughts on the State of the Union The New York Times
Grim tales from North Korea's gulags Asia Times
N. Korea Arrests Second American Man The New York Times
North Korea Fires Again Into Disputed Waters The New York Times
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Penn Live
Rule of Thumbs: Koreans Reign in Texting World The New York Times
In Japan, a family's bitter homecoming' The News & Observer
Frogster Donates to Children in Adversity IGN Insider
2 Koreas' Weapons Fire Adds to Tension The New York Times
Nimble Agencies Sneak News Out of North Korea The New York Times
N. Korea Threatens War After South's Strike Warning The New York Times
NKorea: Pre-emptive strike from South would be war The News & Observer
Heir to the Dear Leader appears from the shadows The Observer
Peace Corps Korea Links Past to Present Korea Times

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18 indicted in chip technology theft The Boston Globe
Samsung aims to triple smartphone sales in 2010 Canada Dot Com
2 charged with selling Samsung trade secrets Inquirer
Samsung, Hynix, US company Allied Materials embroiled in all Hartford Courant
Samsung aims to treble smartphone sales in 2010 Canada Dot Com
U.S. Keeps North Korea Off Terror List The New York Times
Chip Executives Arrested in South Korea Wall Street Journal
South Korea leads world in Internet speed, report says Taipei Times
South Korea to send its cuisine into space Breitbart
S Korea proves its food is out of this world Independent online (SA)
S. Korea, Japan have world's fastest web links The Himalayan
S. Korea, Japan have world's fastest Internet links Inquirer
North Korean weapons mystery continues The News & Observer
German Prez in India today Deccan Chronicle
Qualcomm to Build Research Center in Korea, Invest in Pulsus The New York Times
SKorea exports post biggest gain in over 2 decades Seattle Times
UN chief to send envoys to N.Korea Deccan Chronicle
North Korean Arms Shipment Said to Be for Iran The New York Times
Leaders in Davos Weigh Ways to Regain Trust The New York Times
Samsung Electronics 2009 profit tops $8 billion Daily Star Lebanon

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