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South Korea rules out "payoff" for summit with North

Reuters US Online Report World News 7 days ago

SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korea have been secretly trying to set up a summit by mid-year, news reports said on Tuesday, but the South insisted the destitute North would not be offered any payment as an enticement. South Korean President ...

Samsung Elec bullish on TV, chip demand

Reuters US Online Report Technology News 11 days ago

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics expects rapidly recovering demand for its premium computer memory chips and flat screen TVs to drive growth this year, with the unwinding of global stimulus measures the key risk for sales. The world's top maker of memory ...

North Korea fires more artillery towards South

Reuters US Online Report World News 11 days ago

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired artillery toward a disputed sea border with its southern neighbor for the third straight day on Friday in a move seen by the South's president as a ploy by Pyongyang to put pressure on regional powers. ...

Some have survived many days after calamities

AP News 12 days ago

A look at people who survived disasters for many days without medical assistance The remarkable story of Darlene Etienne's survival in a collapsed home for 15 days without medical assistance after the Haiti earthquake isn't the only one to have amazed doctors: ...

South Korea Obama State of the Union

AP News 12 days ago

A South Korean man pushes a cart past TV monitors showing U.S. President Barack Obama's State of the Union address at second hand electronic shop in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Obama, in his address in Washington Wednesday night, mentioned ...

Two Koreas trade fire, Pyongyang vows no let up

AFP Global Edition 13 days ago

North and South Korea traded artillery fire near their disputed sea border Wednesday and Pyongyang vowed to press on with live firing exercises, ratcheting up tensions anew between the Cold War foes. "Such firing drill by the units of the KPA will ...

Two Koreas trade fire

Reuters US Online Report World News 13 days ago

SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire near their disputed sea border on Wednesday, highlighting instability along a heavily armed frontier for the second time in three months. North Korea warned the South that more rounds were on the ...

LG Elec sees Q1 recovery as Q4 beats forecasts

Reuters US Online Report Business News 13 days ago

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Electronics Inc <066570.KS> posted a higher-than-expected quarterly operating profit and forecast sales and profits would improve in the first quarter as a global recovery prompts consumers to spend more on electronics. Shares of the world's second-biggest ...

Two Koreas exchange fire near sea border: officials

AFP Global Edition 13 days ago

North and South Korea traded artillery fire Wednesday near their disputed sea border, the scene of deadly naval clashes in the past, ratcheting up tensions between the two countries, officials said. The North's land-based artillery batteries fired into waters near the border ...

Two Koreas trade fire, spooks markets

Reuters US Online Report World News 13 days ago

SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire near their disputed sea border on Wednesday, the second time in three months the rivals have clashed and briefly sending prices down on jittery Seoul financial markets. Analysts doubted the latest clash ...

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