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Breaking News Thu, 19 Jul 2012
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left waves as North Korean military officers clap in a stadium in Pyongyang during a mass meeting called by the Central Committee of North Korea's ruling party on Saturday April 14, 2012.
Defence   N Korea   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Kim Jong-un  
 The Washington Post 
NKorea’s Kim Jong Un gains title of marshal; new military chief introduced to army officers
Wed 18 Jul 2012
| PYONGYANG, North Korea — Hundreds of soldiers danced in Pyongyang’s plazas after North Korea announced that leader Kim Jong Un was named marshal, a title cementing his status atop the au... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan)
North Korea's senior nuclear negotiator Ri Yong Ho speaks to journalists gathered outside the Diaoyutai state guest house in Beijing, China, Monday, March 19, 2012.
Leader   Military   North Korea   Photos   Wikipedia: Ri Yong-ho  
 Novosti 
North Korea’s Military Chief Relieved of All Duties
Mon 16 Jul 2012
| North Korea's military chief, a close ally of the country’s new leader Kim Jong Un, has been relieved of all his posts because of illness, North Korea’s official KCNA news agency sa... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan)
Bank of Korea Changwon  Xinhua  Thu 12 Jul 2012
BOK governor stresses need for preemptive monetary action
| SEOUL, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Kim Choong-soo said Thursday that a preemptive monetary action was needed given growing downside risks to the global economy. | "Monetary poli... (photo: GFDL / ITurtle)
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Currency traders work next to a screen displaying exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and Korean won at the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009. The South Korean currency plunged to a near 11-year low against the U.S. dollar Tuesday as renewed concerns over a credit squeeze prompted foreigners to dump local shares. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)  Xinhua  Thu 12 Jul 2012
S.Korean banks repay foreign debts in June
| SEOUL, July 12 (Xinhua) -- South Korean banks repaid foreign debts last month as local lenders held sufficient foreign currency liquidity secured in advance through long-term borrowing, the financia... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon)
Banks   Debts   Photos   S.Korean   Wikipedia: Economy of South Korea  
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Bank of Korea Xinhua Wed 11 Jul 2012
S. Korean banks' household lending grows slower in June
| SEOUL, July 11 (Xinhua) -- South Korean banks' lending to households grew at a slower pace last month due to slower growth of credit loans amid the extinction of season... (photo: GFDL / iTurtle)
Economy   Korea   Photos   Seoul   Wikipedia: Bank of Korea  
A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter completes a landing near a V-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft aboard the amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio (LPD 17). Japan Times Tue 10 Jul 2012
Osprey deployment heightens safety worry
| The United States last month announced that the MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft will be deployed to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa as scheduled in Oct... (photo: US Navy / Journalist Seaman Recruit Jeff Hall)
Marine   Okinawa   Osprey   Photos   Wikipedia: Osprey Osprey 2  
2012 Hyundai Veloster Reuters Mon 9 Jul 2012
Japan's biggest banks target Korean conglomerates for growth
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese banks, facing sluggish loan demand at home, are increasingly targeting South Korea where conglomerates such as Samsung Electronics (005930.KS... (photo: Public Domain / IFCAR)
Economy   Japan   Korean   Photos   Wikipedia: Banknotes of the Japanese yen  
File - Dwarf minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean. Al Jazeera Thu 5 Jul 2012
Nations blast S Korea 'scientific' whaling
| South Korea has said it will start whaling under a loophole in a global moratorium that allows scientific research, outraging conservationist nations by using... (photo: AP / Kike Calvo)
Environment   Photos   S Korea   Whaling   Wikipedia: Whaling  
Hyundai Motors i10 car-Hyundai i10 car-Automobile. The Times Of India Wed 4 Jul 2012
Seoul shares inch up in risk-on mode amid stimulus hopes
Tweet SEOUL: Seoul shares logged modest gains on Wednesday morning, extending gains from the previous session as investors rode bullish sentiment on hopes that global cen... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
Economy   Korea   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: KOSPI  
Indian Rupee and Euro Currencies Gulf News Wed 4 Jul 2012
Asian currencies gain
| Singapore: Asian currencies strengthened, led by India's rupee, on speculation central banks in the world's biggest economies will ease monetary policies to spur growth... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Currencies   Economy   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Rupee  


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