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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page North Korea Times.com http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/10/id/4a8b544d0e80ba53/ en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:39:41 -0400 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:39:41 -0400 30 A leaked report purportedly drafted by authorities in Myanmar’s military government describes a top-secret visit to North Korea late last year by Myanmar's top brass, during which the two sides pledged to significantly expand cooperation in military training and arms production, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514933/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:22:09 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514933/cs/1/ South Korea Friday announced plans to spend billions on sophisticated technology to counter the perceived threat of a North Korean nuclear attack. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514914/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:20:09 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514914/cs/1/ Tokyo/India and Japan, the only country to have been attacked by atomic bombs, Friday decided to work together for an early conclusion of the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) and to fast-track negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514876/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:20:03 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514876/cs/1/ Japan's Cabinet Friday approved a bill to extend its troops' refuelling operations in the Indian Ocean to help the US-led forces in Afghanistan by another six months till Jan 15 next year, a media report said. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514862/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:09 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514862/cs/1/ Hangzhou (China), July 3 (Xinhua) A patient suffering from influenza A (H1N1), better known as swine flu, died of electrocution when she was taking a shower in a hospital here, the police said Friday. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514737/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:50:06 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514737/cs/1/ Tokyo, July 3 : India and Japan on Friday agreed to cooperate on pressing global issues of climate change, disarmament and non-proliferation while moving ahead in negotiations to stitch a comprehensive economic partnership pact. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514892/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:40:04 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514892/cs/1/ Tokyo, July 3 : India and Japan on Friday agreed to take steps to fast track work on the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) and the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514804/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:50:05 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514804/cs/1/ Melbourne, July 3 : In a rare case of a predator hunted by its prey, a toad has for the first time been captured on camera while eating a whole snake in just five minutes. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514686/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:40:03 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514686/cs/1/ Washington, July 3 : A new study has determined that the forests of the Pacific Northwest hold significant potential to increase carbon storage and help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in the coming years. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514668/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:40:14 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514668/cs/1/ Canberra, July 3 : Newly arrived international students could be given priority for on-campus accommodation as one way of boosting safety, according to a position paper released on Thursday by Universities Australia. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514617/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:40:53 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514617/cs/1/ An aerial view of Duck Pond in Newfoundland, which became part of Teck through the acquisition of Aur Resources in August 2007. Now the Chinese Investment Corp. is looking to invest in Teck Resources. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855872/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:31:32 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855872/ SYDNEY'S Taronga Zoo has welcomed the first elephant calf to be born in Australia. The male calf was born to Asian elephant Thong Dee at about 3.08am (AEST) in the zoo's Elephant Barn.After a three h... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855870/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:24:09 -0400 The Courier Mail http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855870/ Advertise in japantimes.co.jp. This site has been optimized for modern browsers. Please make sure that Javascript is enabled in your browser's preferences. The Japan Times Ltd. All rights reserved. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855871/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:00:11 -0400 The Japan Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855871/ UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is set to hold a second meeting with Burma's top military leaders.Mr Ban has asked to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and says he is awaiting a reply w... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855864/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:30:04 -0400 BBC http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855864/ BBC World Service As the Australian cricket team prepares for the forthcoming Ashes series against England, another Australian cricket team is already in the country - retracing the steps of i... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855865/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:30:02 -0400 BBC http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855865/ China will accept the principle of proportional arrangement for cross-Taiwan Strait financial-market opening, said Liu Minkang, chairman of China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), on Thursday. In ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855521/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:55:53 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855521/ ANCHORAGE: In a surprise move, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said Friday she was stepping down and would not seek re-election, fueling swift speculation of a possible 2012 White House bid. Palin, w... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855867/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:48:03 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855867/ The Pacific Boychoir had logged thousands of miles on its passports, bringing its distinct sound to destinations near and far. And no place is considered too far for this group. The Oakland-based choi... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855623/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:22:25 -0400 Oakland Tribune http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855623/ CANCUN, Mexico: China's Health Minister Chen Zhu Friday apologised to his Mexican counterpart for failing to warn him about the tough measures Beijing imposed on Mexicans to combat H1N1 flu. "I regret... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855869/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:42:46 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855869/ LONDON: Two children died after a fire in a London tower block, police said Friday. "We understand there have been two fatalities of children, one three weeks old and one seven years," a Metropo... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855868/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:48:01 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855868/ CANCUN, Mexico, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Health Minister ChenZhu on Friday called on the World Health Organization to involve emerging nations more in order to take better and more transparent decis... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855874/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:43:58 -0400 SINA http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855874/ MOSCOW, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Russia's State Duma, the lower house of parliament, approved on Friday a Russia-China intergovernmental agreement on oil cooperation, the Itar-Tass news agency reported. Th... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855873/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:43:58 -0400 SINA http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855873/ BELGRADE, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Taekwondo powerhouse South Korea claimed three gold medals in a row on Friday to pull away in the World University Games medals table. China ended Day Two with a silver i... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855590/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:43:55 -0400 SINA http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25855590/ The formula is familiar from beer adverts across the world: cheerful music, a foaming glass of amber nectar and a working man, sweaty with toil, set to slake his thirst. This advert, however, s... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853109/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:32:18 -0400 Times Online http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853109/ HONG KONG/BEIJING: China's ambitious plan to increase wind power capacity could attract up to $150 billion in investment, but Beijing will have to get serious about revamping regulations and building ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853012/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:49 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853012/ Frankfurt/Munich: A Chinese automaker has offered to buy a stake in General Motors unit Opel, challenging a deal from Canadian auto parts supplier Magna, sources said on Friday. State-owned Beijing Au... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853094/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:49:34 -0400 Gulf News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853094/ SUVA, Fiji — Netani Talei scored a try in the dying seconds as Fiji edged Japan 40-39 on Friday in the last match in rugby’s Pacific Nations Cup, clinching second place for its best finis... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853532/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:34:34 -0400 Japan Today http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853532/ There has been a lot of talk about a dam bursting in China this week and it is being seen as a good thing. Only hours before the July 1 deadline that the Chinese Government had set for the mandatory... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853540/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:32:18 -0400 Times Online http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853540/ SEOUL, South Korea — In an apparent first, North Korea _ a country that struggles to feed its 24 million people _ has aired a beer commercial on state television. The advertisement, which la... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853107/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:34:32 -0400 Japan Today http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853107/ Seoul: South Korea said yesterday it is closely monitoring North Korean military sites because the communist nation may fire more missiles, amid speculation that a long-range test launch aimed toward ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853425/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:49:35 -0400 Gulf News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853425/ TOKYO — Japan will issue 100,000 10,000-yen gold coins and 10 million 500-yen nickel-brass coins later this year to mark the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito’s enthronement, the Financ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853534/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:34:30 -0400 Japan Today http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853534/ TOKYO — Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko hope to reach out to Americans and Canadians of Japanese ancestry during a two-week tour that began Friday, but they won’t be goi... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853533/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:34:31 -0400 Japan Today http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853533/ TOKYO — Japanese stocks fell for a third straight day Friday, dragged down by renewed pessimism over a recovery in the global economy following dismal U.S. employment report. The benchmark N... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853537/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:34:18 -0400 Japan Today http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853537/ Friday, Jul. 03, 2009 04:10PM EDT Kim Jong Ale anyone? In an apparent first, North Korea has aired a beer commercial on state television. The nearly three-minute ad says the beer is good for health. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853106/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:56:41 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853106/ In this undated photo supplied by Queensland Museum, paleontologist Scott Hocknull analyses the Diamantinasaurus fossils in Winton, in central Queensland, Australia. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Queensland M... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853539/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:41 -0400 C News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853539/ Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.'s shipbuilding venture in China will delay construction of a second dock in Dalian by three years as the global recession dries up demand. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853530/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:00 -0400 Japan Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853530/ LOS ANGELES: A video released on Thursday showed Michael Jackson vigorously practicing a song-and-dance routine days before his death, supporting accounts he had been in good health. In the foot... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853522/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:21:28 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853522/ TOKYO — The number of young people described as NEET—not in employment, education or training—is increasing among those in their mid-20s or older, a government white paper showed Fr... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853531/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:34:44 -0400 Japan Today http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853531/ NEW DELHI: The evidence is tumbling out of the closet: Pakistan's creation Lashkar-e-Taiba is not merely allied to al-Qaida but can now be described as the new al-Qaida. With the UN Security Counci... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853525/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:21:23 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853525/ TOKYO — Japan urged India to do more as part of global efforts to combat climate change when the foreign ministers from the two Asian powers met Friday, a Japanese official said. Japanese Fo... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853536/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:34:21 -0400 Japan Today http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853536/ UK envoy: "I have seen no willingness on their part to engage in negotiations" North walked away from talks in April, saying it would restart its nuclear reactor On Thursday it test-fired fo... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853538/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:39:24 -0400 General Sources http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853538/ LONDON: Two children died after a fire in a London tower block, police said Friday. "We understand there have been two fatalities of children, one three weeks old and one seven years," a Metropo... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853526/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:21:22 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853526/ BEIRUT: Syria's leader sent a July 4 message full of praise to President Barack Obama on Friday and invited him to visit Syria — the latest signs Damascus is hedging its bets in Mideast politics,... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853527/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:21:20 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853527/ MELBOURNE: Ben Southhall had a rather wayward first day of his ‘Best job in the World’, when he misspelt the name of the island he was on while writing on his blog. The 34-year-old Briton re... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853528/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:21:18 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853528/ Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger delivers a keynote speech in Beijing, capital of China, July 2, 2009. The global think-tank summit opened here Thursday. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli) http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853541/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:16:52 -0400 SINA http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25853541/ Posted on: Friday, 3 July 2009, 10:50 CDT Scientists in Australia have reported the discovery of three new species, including one agile predator that lived 98 million years ago.Writing in the peer-... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851406/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:02:56 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851406/ TORONTO — Mining company Teck Resources Ltd. said Friday it is selling a 17 percent stake to China Investment Corp. for 1.74 billion Canadian dollars ($1.5 billion) in a bid to reduce its debt. ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851082/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:10:15 -0400 Sign on San Diego http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851082/ Japan and Hong Kong say they have each identified cases of the swine influenza A-H1N1 virus that are resistant to the anti-viral drug Tamiflu. Denmark reported the first such case earlier this week.... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851402/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:09:19 -0400 VOA http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851402/ Marcus North hit a morale-boosting 106 not out as Australia extended their lead against the England Lions to 282 at stumps on day three at Worcester.North put on 170 runs with Michael Clarke (80) as t... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851398/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:39:57 -0400 BBC Sport http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851398/ Kim Jong Ale anyone? In an apparent first, North Korea has aired a beer commercial on state television. The nearly three-minute ad says the beer is good for health. (July 3) http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851056/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:08:33 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851056/ LOS ANGELES: Fans preparing to descend on Los Angeles for next week's Michael Jackson memorial service were urged to watch the event via television Friday amid fears of huge crowds of mourners at t... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851401/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:59:00 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851401/ The U.N. Children's Fund says it is deeply concerned about the condition of thousands of children who have been displaced by conflict in northwestern Pakistan. UNICEF says children are in urgent nee... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851403/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:09:17 -0400 VOA http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851403/ Posted on: Friday, 3 July 2009, 12:30 CDT China has been outspoken in its concern over possible carbon tariffs being imposed on exports, stating that the move would represent a breach of guidelines... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851405/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:02:56 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851405/ SANTO DOMINGO.- Aimed at continuing to spur the country’s tourism development, the Tourism Ministry with a US$3 million contribution from Japan’s International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and other... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851180/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:53:14 -0400 Dominican Today http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851180/ China joins carbon tax protest By Alan Beattie in London and Kathrin Hille in Beijing Published: July 3 2009 19:20 | Last updated: July 3 2009 19:20 http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851399/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:56:03 -0400 Financial Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851399/ BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- China's state assets regulator announced it would strive toward stricter control over the actions of state-owned shareholders here Friday, in a move to protect investors' p... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851408/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:54:56 -0400 SINA http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851408/ SRINAGAR, India-controlled Kashmir, July 3 (Xinhua) -- At least20 people were hurt after police used batons and teargas shells to quell the fresh anti-India demonstrations in Srinagar on Friday, eyewi... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851409/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:54:35 -0400 SINA http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25851409/ South Korea will spend tens of millions of dollars to build up defences against any North Korean nuclear attack, the defence ministry said yesterday.North Korea has vowed to build more nuclear bombs i... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849089/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:00 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849089/ BEIJING: China will revise its tariff policy to curb the export of rare metal products, according to a circular issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology here Friday. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849095/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:03:36 -0400 China Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849095/ So you think China's 6 percent growth will power a global recovery. Think again.Economists, for example, can't put a gloss on how ugly Japan's data are getting. Exports and output are plunging, unempl... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849090/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:59:00 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849090/ LANZHOU: Zhang Shuhu sent his bucket down the family's water cellar five times, and got about 15 kilograms of muddy water. "I don't remember when I took my last bath -- certainly not after the summer... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849096/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:03:37 -0400 China Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849096/ BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Rainstorms since early the week have swept a wide swathe of south China, leaving dozens people dead or missing and forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate. In Jiangxi Pr... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849103/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:55:40 -0400 SINA http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849103/ "The first case of the A(H1N1) pandemic virus was confirmed in Croatia," Health Minister Darko Milinovic said.The virus was found in a 60-year-old woman from the central coastal town of Spli... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25848485/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:21:41 -0400 The Australian http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25848485/ Q. We have an active son aged 16 and a shopaholic daughter aged 14, and have rashly suggested to them that we might go to Australia in summer 2002. We're thinking of three weeks, and would like to see... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25848786/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:11:25 -0400 The Independent http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25848786/ Japan's near-silent hybrid cars have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, prompting a government review on whether to add a noise-making device, an official said yesterday.The ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25848618/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:37 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25848618/ Taiwan Cardiovascular Devices Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2015 Summary This report is an essential source for in-depth information and data relating to Taiwan cardiovascular de... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25848678/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:33:08 -0400 Earth Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25848678/ BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- China now has become the home to more than 176.5 million motor vehicles and more than 14 percent of its population has learned to drive, according to the Ministry of Public... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849104/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:55:38 -0400 SINA http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849104/ HONG KONG, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Thailand and Brunei each reported a death related to flu A/H1N1 on Friday, and at least seven countries reported more than 400 infections in the Asia-Pacific region on th... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849107/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:55:34 -0400 SINA http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849107/ Unexpected surge in US jobless takes unemployment rate to 9.5pc Australia's economy, which has so far skirted the global recession, may stall after reports showed exports dropped to a 14-month low, ba... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25848650/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:50:56 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25848650/ Asking China to take up "sincere and substantive" discussions with the Dalai Lama side on the Tibet autonomy issue, an Australian parliamentary delegation which met the Tibetan spiritual leader on Fri... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849092/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:15:40 -0400 Hindustan Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849092/ STAFF WRITER, WITH CNA Saturday, Jul 04, 2009, Page 1 A total of 1,123 teams from 44 countries and areas around the world have registered to take part in a contest to design the best itinerary for a... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849115/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:34:02 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849115/ REGINA — A slumping economy and less traffic on its rail lines have forced Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) to lay off employees across the country, including Saskatchewan.Mike LoVecchio, spokesman for... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25848571/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:46:18 -0400 Leader-Post http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25848571/ ISLAMABAD, July 3 (Xinhua) -- An army helicopter crashed in northwestern Pakistan's Orakzai tribal agency, killing 26 soldiers, local TV reported. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849109/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:55:16 -0400 SINA http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849109/ KABUL, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Afghan forces eliminated 20 rebels as Taliban insurgents raided a check-point in southern Afghan province of Zabul, inspector general of police in the restive province Abdul ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849108/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:55:16 -0400 SINA http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849108/ BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- China's commerce ministry said here Friday that Chinese government strongly opposes the United States' proposed duties on Chinese tires, as such a move could be a sign of t... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849106/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:55:37 -0400 SINA http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849106/ North Korea may be about to carry out another nuclear test, the British ambassador in Pyongyang has said. North Korea carried out a nuclear test in May - a move that experts said put it closer to hav... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849102/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:40:55 -0400 ITN http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849102/ BEIJING: China's central government will spend 100 billion yuan (US$14.7 billion) for equipment and building constructions for nearly 10,000 grassroots medical institutions by 2011, according to the M... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849094/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:03:38 -0400 China Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849094/ JAKARTA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- A moderate earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted easternmost of Indonesia on Friday evening, but there was no report of damage or casualties, the Indonesian ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849110/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:55:14 -0400 SINA http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849110/ JAKARTA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- A shallow earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale rocked the easternmost of Indonesia on Friday evening, but there was no report of damage or casualties, the local Me... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849113/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:55:12 -0400 SINA http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25849113/ U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the head of Burma's military government has not yet answered his request to meet with jailed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Mr. Ban spoke Friday afte... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846671/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:41:35 -0400 VOA http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846671/ TOKYO (Reuters) -- Major countries should support the dollar as the key international currency, although emerging nations may discuss a new global reserve currency on the sidelines of the G8 summit ne... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846678/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:14:45 -0400 CNN Money http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846678/ TOKYO, July 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING INFO ON VACCINE PRODUCTION IN LAST 2 GRAFS) Japan's health ministry said Thursday it has detected a genetic mutation of the new strain of influenza A vir... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846684/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:26 -0400 Breitbart http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846684/ ISLAMABAD: Punjab government on Friday filed a petition in Pakistan's Supreme Court challenging the release from house arrest of outlawed Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, linked to the Mu... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846666/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:27:53 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846666/ WELLINGTON: New Zealand's national airline has adopted a cheeky way to encourage passengers to watch its in-flight safety video: The cabin crew's uniforms are nothing but body paint. The "Bare Es... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846667/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:27:51 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846667/ DUBAI: Lauding some of the measures proposed by railway minister Mamata Banerjee in this year's rail budget presented in the Lok Sabha on Friday, Indian expatriates in the UAE have suggested that t... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846668/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:27:50 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846668/ LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Demonstrating the country's continued interest in buying resource firms, the state-run China Investment Corp. on Friday reached a deal to buy a 17% stake in the Canadian miner ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846680/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:04:10 -0400 Market Watch http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846680/ (Click to Enlarge) Indonesia has carried out the first shipment of natural liquefied gas from the Tangguh block in Papua, easternmost of the country, to South Korea, Mines and Energy Minister Purnomo ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846685/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:35:30 -0400 Rigzone http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846685/ Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has criticized moves to seek a royal pardon for exiled leader Thaksin Shinawatra. The campaign comes soon after by-election victories by pro-Thaksin politicians.P... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846673/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:41:36 -0400 VOA http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846673/ Jul 3, 2009 - 05:38 - WAM SEOUL, July 3rd, 2009: South Korea will spend tens of millions of US dollars by 2014 to protect against electromagnetic pulse (EMP) waves unleashed by a nuclear blast, Yonhap... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846689/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:28:16 -0400 WAM http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846689/ TORONTO - Teck Resources said on Friday it will sell a 17.2 percent equity stake to state-owned China Investment Corp through a private placement that will raise C$1.74 billion ($1.5 billion) and help... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846677/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:41:00 -0400 Business Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846677/ on bilateral ties and North Korean issues, the ministry said in a press release. The visit will take place as the five members of the disarmament talks other than http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846660/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:25:06 -0400 Morning Star http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846660/ China has delayed a plan requiring all new computers sold in the country to be equipped with internet filtering software. The Green Dam software has become a major topic of discussion in the blogosphe... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846659/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:10:40 -0400 BBC http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846659/ since they were seized by Soviet troops in 1945. The spat has prevented the two countries from signing a post-World War II peace treaty. Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso last month told parliament th... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846661/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:25:05 -0400 Morning Star http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846661/ Chinese government has reacted angrily to a meeting between Australian lawmakers and the Dalai Lama in India. It's the first time Australian members of parliament have traveled to the sub-continent ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846672/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:41:37 -0400 VOA http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846672/ -(Dow Jones)- Chinese President Hu Jintao will sign a string of agreements Monday with his Italian counterpart about fostering cooperation in areas including high-technology, agribusiness, and inves... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846359/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:25:02 -0400 Morning Star http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846359/ -(Dow Jones)- China's state-assets regulator said Friday that state- owned shareholders of listed companies will need to obtain regulatory approval for sales of shares in those companies, if the num... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846662/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:25:00 -0400 Morning Star http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846662/ Brett Lee's five-wicket burst either side of tea led an inspired fight-back for Australia against England Lions on Thursday, as the Lions closed on 302 for six after a century by Stephen Moore.Steven ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846681/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:33:39 -0400 NDTV http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846681/ Taipei - The film Disgrace by Australian director Steve Jacobs on Friday won the grand prize in the New Talent Competition at the Taipei Film Festival. The jury awarded the grand prize, worth 600,000 ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846675/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:25:36 -0400 Earth Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846675/ the site -- in a structured and machine-readable format. Thus propitiated, the CFAC and MAPLight.org withdrew their suit. Going forward, MAPlight will combine the legislative database with data on don... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846679/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:20:28 -0400 Beta News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846679/ KABUL, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Five employees of an Indian road construction company were killed as a roadside bomb struck their vehicle in Khost province, in east Afghanistan, on Friday, a local official ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846688/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:23:03 -0400 SINA http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25846688/