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Reuters - Business News, 24.04.13 05:31 UTC

LG Electronics first-quarter profit drops, TV pain outweighs phone revival

SEOUL | Wed Apr 24, 2013 1:15am EDT SEOUL (Reuters) - LG Electronics Inc (066570.KS), the world's No.2 TV maker, said quarterly profit fell 13 percent as sharp price cuts resulted in razor-thin ...

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BBC World News, 23.04.13 06:48 UTC

South Korea minister sent white powder in letter threat

Kim Kwan-jin received a parcel containing unidentified white power and a threatening letter on Tuesday, officials said. The move comes amid high regional tensions following North Korea's third ...

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Reuters - Top News, 23.04.13 06:37 UTC

North Korea demands recognition as nuclear arms state

SEOUL | Tue Apr 23, 2013 2:27am EDT SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea demanded on Tuesday that it be recognized as a nuclear weapons state, rejecting a U.S. condition that it agree to give up its nuclear ...

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BBC World News, 23.04.13 05:06 UTC

Japan MPs visit Yasukuni Shrine as island tensions rumble

Dozens of Japanese MPs have visited a war-linked shrine, as multiple vessels from China and Japan sailed in waters near disputed East China Sea islands.

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 02:53 UTC

Japan war shrine visits anger China, South Korea

Dozens of Japanese lawmakers paid homage at a national war shrine Tuesday morning, risking more anger from neighbors South Korea and China over visits they see as failures to acknowledge Japan's militaristic past.

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BBC World News, 22.04.13 13:58 UTC

The North Korean spy who blew up a plane

Kim Hyun-Hui certainly doesn't look like a mass murderer. The 51-year-old mother of two has a gentle smile and soft voice.

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Reuters - Top News, 22.04.13 08:37 UTC

South Korean minister cancels Japan visit over war shrine

By Ju-min Park SEOUL | Mon Apr 22, 2013 4:21am EDT SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's foreign minister canceled a trip to Japan on Monday after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made an offering to a ...

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BBC World News, 22.04.13 03:36 UTC

South Korea minister shelves Japan visit over Yasukuni

South Korea's foreign minister has cancelled a visit to Tokyo after top-level Japanese ministers visited a controversial war-linked shrine.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, 21.04.13 14:34 UTC

Tension grows as Pyongyang shifts missiles

North Korea has moved two more missile launchers to its east coast, where preparations are apparently under way for a missile test as tensions simmer on the peninsula. It was expected that Pyongyang ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald, 21.04.13 06:01 UTC

N Korea 'moves two more missile launchers'

Seoul: North Korea has moved two more missile launchers to its east coast, where preparations are apparently under way for a missile test as tensions simmer on the peninsula, reports say. ...

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Seoul, officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, it is one of the world's largest cities. The Seoul National Capital Area, which includes the major port city of Incheon and most of Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants, and is the world's second largest metropolitan area. Almost half of South Korea's population l...

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