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North Korea demands end to US hostility
Just hours before Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was to meet with North Korea's top diplomat, Pyongyang insisted Wednesday it had met its commitments in nuclear negotiations and said Washington must completely abandon its "hostile policies" toward the regime.
23 Jul 2008 |
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South Korean court convicts ex-Samsung chairman
A South Korean court handed a suspended sentence to former Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee on Wednesday, leaving the country's iconic business figure free from prison while convicting him for evading taxes.
16 Jul 2008 |
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North Korea blames South Korea for tourist death
North Korea said South Korea was to blame for the shooting death of a South Korean tourist in the communist nation, demanding an apology Saturday and saying it would ban visits to a mountain resort where Seoul has already suspended tours since the killing.
12 Jul 2008 |
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Chinese: NKorea's nuke verification talks progress
Negotiators at international talks aimed at disarming North Korea's nuclear program struggled Saturday to reach agreement on ways to verify the communist nation's declaration of its atomic materials.
12 Jul 2008 |
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SKorea doctors eat US beef to show safe
Sitting at tables with built-in grills, leading South Korean doctors and business executives ate U.S. beef on Wednesday in a bid to dispel public health fears.
09 Jul 2008 |
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US beef goes on sale in South Korea
U.S. beef returned to South Korean store shelves Tuesday under a new import agreement that has failed to stem anti-government protests, which have raged for weeks and turned central Seoul into a riot zone.
02 Jul 2008 |
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North Korea destroys nuclear reactor tower
The gray cooling tower crumbled behind billowing dust clouds in seconds Friday, reducing the structure at North Korea's nuclear reactor into a pile of rubble. It was a choreographed show by the communist regime meant to affirm an intention to stop making atomic bombs.
28 Jun 2008 |
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Rice urges South Koreans to eat US beef
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice insisted Saturday that U.S. beef is safe to eat and urged South Koreans to accept their government's decision to lift a ban on the products.
28 Jun 2008 |
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Bush says he will lift sanctions against N. Korea
President Bush said Thursday he will lift key trade sanctions against North Korea and remove it from the U.S. terrorism blacklist, a remarkable turnaround in policy toward the communist regime he once branded as part of an "axis of evil."
26 Jun 2008 |
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S. Korea: N. Korea submits nuclear list to China
North Korea submitted its long-awaited declaration detailing its nuclear weapons activities on Thursday, South Korea's foreign minister said, paving the way for Pyongyang to receive economic aid.
26 Jun 2008 |
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