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SEOUL (AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il appears headed for a third destination in China rather than returning home from a surprise trip believed linked to his country's succession process, a report said Sunday.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il appears headed for a third destination in China rather than returning home from a surprise trip believed linked to his country's succession process, a report said Sunday.
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JILIN, China (Reuters) - North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-il is visiting powerful ally China possibly with his son and heir apparent, South Korean government sources said on Thursday, ahead of a meeting that may settle Kim's succession.
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Authorities in South Korean were checking signs that the North Korean leader was visiting China on Thursday.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il may have left for China on Thursday in what would be his second trip there this year, a South Korean official said.
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SEOUL (Reuters) - State-run Korea National Oil Corp will not consider raising its $2.6 billion hostile takeover offer for British oil explorer Dana Petroleum in return for management backing, KNOC's chief executive said on Tuesday.
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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Display said on Tuesday it was in talks with Taiwanese laptop contract maker Compal Electronics to set up a joint venture.
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The return of an official who was banished may signal a renewed openness to economic reforms.
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Flooding forced more than 250,000 people from their homes in northern China along the border with North Korea, state media said Monday.
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Parents in Asia and elsewhere want a more global curriculum for their children, and governments hope to attract foreign investors to their countries.
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(Adds BHP Billiton, Royal Dutch Shell, Nokia, Bharat Petroleum, True Corp; updates Korea National Oil Corp)
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Apple's South Korean distributor said Monday it would start taking preorders for the iPhone 4 this week before its official launch next month.KT Corporation said its stores and online shops would be available to receive orders for the popular smartphone from Wednesday."We hope the iPhone 4 will draw a hot response from clients as the iPhone 3 did," it said in a statement, adding that it would hit the market some time in September.Apple has sold more than 850,000 iPhones in South Korea since the smartphone hit the local market nine months ago.
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South Korea and the United States launched a new round of war games Monday involving tens of thousands of troops in a huge show of force against North Korea, which has threatened fiery retaliation.The 10-day computerised exercise is the latest in a series being staged by the South -- either alone or with the United States -- after the sinking of one of its warships in March which sharply raised tensions on the peninsula.
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