Korea News

A350: Supply Chain challenges for the latest generation aircraft
Korea IT Times (press release)
VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - Regardless of whether it is a new model or not, manufacturing an airplane has never been a 'do-it-alone' type of business. In the supply chain starting with raw materials and going all the way through to separate components such as ...

Gov't policy objectives should not dampen overall biz activities: minister
GlobalPost
SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister said Tuesday that government policies should not put a damper on ordinary business activities, emphasizing that the country's economic recovery hinges on brisk corporate performance.

FileCatalyst and Digibase Partner for Fast Digital Content Delivery in Korea ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Headquartered in Seoul, Korea, Digibase is a well known broadcasting solutions provider in these markets, optimizing workflows for customers in broadcasting, cable television, corporations, telecommunications, and education and government. The new ...

Tuesday links: Pakistan, Germany, North Korea, Vietnam, Japan and more
The Interpreter
Tuesday links: Pakistan, Germany, North Korea, Vietnam, Japan and more. by Sam Roggeveen - 18 June 2013 11:02AM. Sure, why not, they can afford it: Pakistan announces a huge military budget increase. Our thanks to Sir Humphrey at the British milblog ...

Samsung to sell a double speed Galaxy S4 phone
CITY A.M.
JK Shin, also co-chief executive of the world's biggest technology firm by revenue, said the phone will go on sale in South Korea as early as this month. Samsung was in talks with several overseas carriers to take the phone, Shin said. He declined to name the ...

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China, DPRK to hold dialogue on Korean Peninsula situation
ecns
The foreign ministries of China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will hold a strategic dialogue on Wednesday in Beijing. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the announcement at a Monday press briefing. Vice Foreign ...

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Epic finish looming in other Asian group
Sportal.com.au
In fact the other Asian group - Group A - is even closer with South Korea, Iran and Uzbekistan all locked in a battle to finish in the top two in the group and qualify automatically for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, ahead of the final round of matches. South Korea ...

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Tempers flare ahead of Asian World Cup qualifying
Bangkok Post
An extraordinary row between South Korea and Iran highlights tensions in Asia's final World Cup qualifying group matches, with Australia also urging caution before trying to book their ticket to Brazil. South Korean players celebrate Uzbekistans defender ...

North Korea calls for talks with US
3News NZ
After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did an about-face Sunday and issued a surprise proposal to the United States, its No 1 enemy: Let's talk. But the invitation from North Korea's National Defence Commission, the powerful ...

South Korean shares slip
Business Recorder (blog)
South Koran shares edged lower on Monday as investors cautiously awaited the result of a US Federal Reserve meeting at which the central bank is expected to clarify its policy outlook. Uncertainty over whether the Fed will trim back its massive stimulus this ...

Is North Korea changing tack?
Deutsche Welle (press release)
Earlier this month, it proposed high-level talks with South Korea. The dialogue was set to be the first after a nearly six-year hiatus. The neighbors had intended to discuss the normalization of joint economic projects, including an industrial park near their border ...

South Korea Says North Korea-US Talks "Almost Impossible"
New Tang Dynasty Television
"I think it is almost impossible to have talks between North Korea and the United Sates. Of course, it is not that I have a blind belief of my theory, but South Korea and the U.S. are closely exchanging views. So I think people do not have to worry about it.”.

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US Seeks Credible Steps by N Korea in Denuclearization
CRIENGLISH.com
The U.S. State Department on Monday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to take "credible" steps toward concrete denuclearization before bilateral talks can take place. "The key piece here is that they need to take credible steps to move toward ...

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Ban to hold talks with Chinese leaders
Business Standard
UN leader Ban Ki-moon will launch talks with Chinese leaders in Beijing today, with North Korea and Syria set to top the agenda. Ban is set to meet with President Xi Jinping and other top leaders during a three-day stay in Beijing. "He is going to be meeting ...

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The 10 'Baddest Females' in K-Pop
Billboard
The same is not true in South Korea as most top acts have an almost-unbelievable spotless record, sparkling charm and whole-hearted innocence. While K-pop stars display loads of sexiness, it tends to be modest than sexualized, cute over raunchy, innocent ...

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Pyongyang set for China talks after US olive branch
Morning Star Online
On Sunday North Korea invited the US, which it accused of being a longstanding hindrance to peaceful development on the peninsula, to set the time and date for "senior-level" talks. Pyongyang indicated that everything would be on the table, including ...

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Samsung Techwin orders more AW139s
Corporate Jet Investor
The AW139 has proven highly successful in the Republic of Korea for a number of applications including VIP/corporate and utility transport, search and rescue, maritime patrol, firefighting and disaster relief. We are confident there's even greater potential for ...

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Kim Jong Un Gives Mein Kampf as Birthday Present
Newser
(Newser) – On his birthday this year, Kim Jong Un reportedly gave every child in North Korea candy, according to CNBC. So what did he get his top officials? Copies of Hitler's Mein Kampf, the Washington Post reports. Just what they'd always wanted. The gift ...

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