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Loose change for December 10, 2009

19 hours ago ago from Monster Island (actually a peninsula)*

Economic news Bloomberg on the " virtuous cycle " that lifts the Korean economy in times of crisis, like right now. South Korean producer prices fall for the seventh straight month. Rising KRW said to be keeping inflation in check . If the US doesn't want to play with South Korea and Colombia, well then South Korea and Colombia will have to play with each other: Seoul and Bogotá agree to formulate an FTA . Seoul to chart roadmap for East ...

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South African Human Rights Commission Report Into Anglo Platinum And Affected Communities ...

19 hours ago ago from Indigenous Peoples Resources

South African Human Rights Commission Report Into Anglo Platinum And Affected Communities Around The PPL Mine, Limpopo South African Human Rights Commission vindicates ActionAid investigation The South African Human Rights Commission’s report released today (Tuesday 4 November) is a major indictment of Anglo Platinum and a vindication of ActionAid’s investigation into the mining giant’s activities in Limpopo. The report confirms the serious ...

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Update on will China buy Japan Inc.

22 hours ago ago from AMPONTAN

A FEW DAYS ago, we had a post about three Westerners who are Gold Card members in good standing of the transnational, global governance jet set that genuflects at the altar of big bureaucracy, big regulation, top-down control, and little liberty. Their view of contemporary Japan, which seems to originate from somewhere in Deep Space, keeps them afloat on the book and lecture circuit and brings in consultation fees to discuss future ...

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North Korea agrees to accept medicine from South Korea to fight swine flu outbreak

16 hours ago ago from Health News - Health News 24/7/365

more images more images NKorea agrees to accept medicine from SKorea SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea agreed Thursday to accept medicine from South Korea to fight an outbreak of swine flu, a Cabinet minister said, in a development that could improve relations between the nations after a deadly maritime clash. Today, the North expressed its intention to receive the medical aid, Unification Minister Hyun In-taek told ...

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SKorea vows to go ahead with Afghan troop dispatch

3 hours ago ago from Bao Viet Nam

South Korea vowed Thursday to press ahead with plans to send troops back to Afghanistan despite a Taliban threat of retaliation. South Korea, a longtime U.S. ally, said it would send up to 350 troops next year to protect its civilian aid workers working in the province of Parwan, about 60 kilometers (35 miles) north of the Afghan capital of Kabul. The Taliban said in a statement Wednesday that the move would violate a South Korean ...

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NKorea agrees to accept medicine from SKorea

7 hours ago ago from U.S. News

NKorea agrees to accept medicine from SKorea SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea agreed Thursday to accept medicine from South Korea to fight an outbreak of swine flu, a Cabinet minister said, in a development that could improve relations between the nations after a deadly maritime clash. "Today, the North expressed its intention to receive" the medical aid, Unification Minister Hyun In-taek told reporters. North Korean state media ...

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US envoy says talks with NKorea 'very useful'

11 hours ago ago from PopEater

SEOUL, South Korea -A senior U.S. envoy said Thursday his talks with North Korea were "very useful," a report said, as he wrapped up a rare trip to the communist nation aimed at prodding it back to international nuclear negotiations. Envoy Stephen Bosworth made the remark at an airport in Pyongyang as he headed to South Korea after a three-day trip, according to China's Xinhua news agency. "It was a very useful set of meetings," he was quoted ...

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New North Korean monetary policy leaves two dead, markets in uproar

22 hours ago ago from BloggingStocks

The timing couldn't have been worse. Just as a U.S. envoy arrived in North Korea to meet with the reclusive regime's officials, protests and violence are reported to have erupted . The country is reacting to a new currency issue that is being used to seize most of the citizens' money and savings. On November 30, 2009, the regime announced that it would issue new currency and cap the amount that could be exchanged at the equivalent of $40. ...

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