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JGBs dive, dollar index hits three-year high on Bernanke comment
ReutersSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Japanese government bond prices dived and 10-year JGB futures tumbled a full point, prompting the Tokyo Stock Exchange to temporarily suspend trade as the dollar hit a near three-year high versus a basket of currencies on Thursday....Tags: Mining, Oracle Corp., Abbott Laboratories, UBS AG, Kim Sung-hwan
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North Korea sends top Kim Jong-un aide to Beijing
ReutersSEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea sent one of its top military officials as a "special envoy" from its leader Kim Jong-un to Beijing on Wednesday, accompanied by a high-powered delegation in what appeared to be a bid to mend frayed relations with...Tags: Shinzo Abe, News Agency, Communist Party of China, Beijing (China), Kim Jong Un
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Hawkish general makes comeback as North Korea's military chief
ReutersBy Ju-min Park SEOUL, May 22 (Reuters) - North Korea has reappointed a hardline and loyal general as military chief in a move experts said was part of young leader Kim Jong-un's attempt to tighten his grip on the armed forces. Kim Kyok-sik, widely...Tags: Kim Jong Un, North Korea, South Korea
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India leads Asian cuts in Iran oil imports ahead of waiver review
Reuters* India cuts Iranian crude imports 17 pct Dec-April vs previous 6 months * China may reduce Iranian imports 5-10 percent in 2013 * U.S. due to review Asia's waiver extensions on Iran sanctions 3rd time By Nidhi Verma and Meeyoung Cho NEW DELHI/SEOUL,...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, U.S. Department of State, Petroleum Industry, Insurance, China
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North Korea fires sixth projectile in three days
SEOUL — North Korea continued firing short-range weapons over its own eastern waters Monday after a weekend of what it called “rocket launching tests” intended to bolster deterrence against enemy attack. South Korean officials were...
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North Korea fires sixth missile in three days
ReutersSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired two short-range missiles on Monday, making six launches in three days, and it condemned South Korea for criticizing what it said were its legitimate military drills. South Korea's Defense Ministry said North Korea...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Defense, North Korea, Weaponry, Missile Systems
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Japan to outperform Korea in GDP growth
The Korea Herald, Seoul / Asia News NetworkSEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN) -- Japan's economic growth rate is expected to surpass that of Korea for the first time in 15 years as the world's third-largest economy gains momentum based on the yen's rapid depreciation. Japan's economy has been...Tags: Asia, Germany, Economic Indicator, Media Industry, Japan
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Seoul berates Pyongyang for trying to 'divide public'
The Korea Herald, Seoul / Asia News NetworkSEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN) -- Seoul on Sunday upbraided Pyongyang for trying to divide the South Korean public and shift the blame onto it for the suspended industrial park in Gaeseong, saying that North Korea warped the facts by claiming it earlier...Tags: Germany, North Korea, Pyongyang (North Korea)
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Seoul on guard against Chinese bird flu
The Korea Herald, Seoul / Asia News NetworkSEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN) -- The Seoul government is enhancing monitoring of a new strain of deadly bird flu originating from China. Prime Minister Chung Hong-won inspected on Saturday Incheon International Airport's passenger terminal and customs...Tags: Bird Flu, China, Germany, Viral Diseases and Infections, North Korea
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BRIEF: Sarah Brightman to feature 'space dream' in Korea
The Korea Herald, Seoul / Asia News NetworkSEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN) -- "Queen of Popera" Sarah Brightman will be back in Korea to feature her latest songs at BEXCO in Busan on July 21 and Seoul's Gymnastics Stadium of Olympic Park on July 26. The classical crossover soprano's tour will cover...Tags: Germany, Entertainment, Music
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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: Park Geun-hye, Prostate Cancer, Political Fundraising, Germany, Media Industry
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North Korea fires fifth missile in three days
ReutersBy Chookyung Kim SEOUL, May 20 (Reuters) - North Korea fired its fifth short-range missile in three days on Monday and condemned South Korea for criticising what it said were its legitimate military drills. South Korea's Defense Ministry said a...Tags: News Agency, North Korea, Weaponry, Missile Systems, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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