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Former Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, center, gets into a car to leave the Seoul Court House after his trial in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 14, 2009.
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South Korea to Pardon Former Samsung Chairman
Tue 29 Dec 2009
December 28, 2009 SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's president will pardon one of the country's richest and most influential businessmen, former Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee, convicted of tax evasion,... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon)
Nuclear Power Plant
Emirates   Industry   Korea   Nuclear   Photos		  The Guardian 
UAE likely to unveil nuclear deal result on Sunday-reports
Sun 27 Dec 2009
SEOUL, Dec 27 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates is likely to announce the results of one of the world's biggest nuclear power contracts later Sunday, South Korean media reported. South Korea's... (photo: Public Domain / We El)
US to impose new duties on Chinese steel pipe as trade battles intensify  Star Tribune  Wed 30 Dec 2009
US to impose new duties on Chinese steel pipe as trade battles intensify
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government is imposing new duties on imports of steel pipes from China, the latest sign of trade tensions between the two countries. The case is the largest steel trade dispute... (photo: WN / marzena)
Industry   Photos   Steel   Trade   Washington
BALANGA BATAAN--President Glria Macapagal-Arroyo guesture as she diliverd her message after the Awardinmg Ceremonies. Friday.  Journal Online  Wed 30 Dec 2009
GMA leaves year of horror, hope
By: Efren Montano THE year that  is ending  proves to be some 365 days of bashing and demonizing President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo  even as the gritty Palace occupant looks forward... (photo: OPS/NIB / MARCELINO PASCUA)
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Japan Airlines - Airport - Airplane The Guardian Wed 30 Dec 2009
Japan Airlines shares plunge to new low amid bankruptcy rumours

Government ministers hold crisis talks as Asia's biggest carrier considers filing for bankruptcy... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Airlines   Japan   Photos   Transport   Travel
ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 3 ** New data suggests that Connecticut may have a problem with residential carbon dioxide emissions, while the state had the third lowest rate per capita of carbon dioxide emissions from transportation. Here, cars jam up on a stretch of Interstate 95 in New Haven, Conn., during rush hour Thursday, May 31, 2007. Despite this kind of jam-up the CO2 emissions are low. (AP Photo/Bob Child)hg3 The New York Times Wed 30 Dec 2009
Panel Rejects French Carbon Tax
BRUSSELS - France's Constitutional Council has rejected a tax on carbon emissions strongly backed by President Nicolas Sarkozy that was to take effect Friday. But his... (photo: AP Photo / Bob Child)
Brussels   Business   Emissions   France   Photos
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama addresses the 64th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams) The New York Times Wed 30 Dec 2009
Japan Unveils New Plan for Growth

TOKYO - Still struggling after its worst recession in generations, Japan announced a long-term growth strategy Wednesday that seeks to tap into the dynamism of its Asian... (photo: AP / Henny Ray Abrams)
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Travelers arriving from overseas wait in a long line all wearing masks to go through quarantine at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Tuesday, May 5, 2009, North Korea Fights H1N1 Wall Street Journal
This image from television shows the demolition of the 60-foot-tall cooling tower at its main reactor complex in Yongbyon North Korea Friday June 27, 2008. North Korea destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program Friday in a sign of its commitment to stop making plutonium for atomic bom North Korea pilfering nuclear reactor site Khaleej Times
Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee speaks during a press conference at the Samsung Group headquarters in Seoul, jsa1 S. Korea pardons Samsung’s ex-boss to boost Olympics bid Journal Online
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Seoul National University professor Hwang Woo-suk gestures during a press conference at the Incheon Airport, west of Seoul, Friday, May 20, 2005. A group of South Korean researchers said they have successfully made embryonic stem cells that are tailored to individuals, including sick people, raising the prospect of effective treatment for many incurable diseases. Decade of Internet, Gadgets and Rogue Scientists Korea Times
North Korean soldiers look at the South Korean side at the border village of Panmunjom, South Korea, Tuesday, June 9, 2009. Activist: NKorea apparently detains US missionary Sify
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South Korean Lt. Choi Don-rim, left, communicates with a North Korean officer during a phone call at a military office near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 55 kilometers (31 miles) north of Seoul, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005. North and South Korea tested a hotline on Wednesday aimed at helping avoid naval confrontations in the Yellow Sea by having direct contact between the two militaries. Looking on at right is an unidentified South Korean navy officer. Koreas open new military hotlines Al Jazeera
In this photo taken on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009 and released Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009, from Freedom and Life for All North Koreans, U.S. missionary Robert Park, a 28-year-old Korean-American, who crossed the frozen Tumen River into North Korea from China on Christmas Day, prays for North Korean, in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea detains US missionary over illegal entry Irish Times
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President Barack Obama walks to board his helicopter as he leaves the White House en route to Guadalajara, Mexico, for meetings with Prime Minister Harper of Canada and President Calderon of Mexico, in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009. Top 5 signs Obama's policies don't work The Examiner
This photo, taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran shows Iranian protestors beating police officers, during anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009. Iran says West Behind Deadly Protests CBS News
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