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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 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:52:36 -0400 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:52:36 -0400 30 U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says Americans should not fear China's growing economic clout, but rather see it as an opportunity that can benefit both China and the United States, if the two countries forge a successful strategic economic relationship in the years ahead. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396733/cs/1/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:00:37 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396733/cs/1/ Shanghai Airlines flew into the black in the first half of this year on rising traffic and a government subsidy. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396984/cs/1/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:36:22 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396984/cs/1/ Inspired leaders who champion reforms, mobilize resources and involve communities can play a key role in helping Asia meet its many water and sanitation supply challenges, said Xianbin Yao, Acting Director General of Asian Development Bank's Regional and Sustainable Development Department. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396985/cs/1/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:48:58 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396985/cs/1/ Iraq's oil minister will be in China later this month to complete a $1.2-billion oil deal. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396725/cs/1/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:57:40 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396725/cs/1/ Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda and World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick Wednesday launched a new Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396986/cs/1/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:52:11 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396986/cs/1/ Beijing's foreign ministry Wednesday sharply criticized plans by French government ministers to meet the Dalai Lama. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396918/cs/1/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:01:42 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396918/cs/1/ Manila, Aug 20 (Xinhua) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Wednesday said it will cooperate with Australia, New Zealand and the World Bank to improve infrastructure in the Pacific Island countries. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396865/cs/1/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:02:25 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396865/cs/1/ Beijing, Aug 20 (Xinhua) China Wednesday urged France to respect its concerns over the Tibet issue ahead of a meeting between the French foreign minister and Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama Friday. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396862/cs/1/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:02:20 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396862/cs/1/ Kunming (China), Aug 20 (Xinhua) Authorities evacuated some 1,000 people after a tremor measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale hit a county in southwest China's Yunnan province early Wednesday. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396823/cs/1/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:00:52 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396823/cs/1/ New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said Wednesday the situation in Fiji, whose military ruler has boycotted a regional summit meeting, was like Zimbabwe in the lead-up to its suspension from the British Commonwealth. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396776/cs/1/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:02:39 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396776/cs/1/ Beijing, Aug 20 (DPA) Chinese Internet users are clamouring for used Olympic tickets, with demand highest for last week's China-US basketball match and other high-profile events, media said Wednesday. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396730/cs/1/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:00:20 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396730/cs/1/ For the second successive Olympic Games, there will be no Asian team on the podium at the hockey competition. Asian champions South Korea, who had an outside chance of making the last four grade Tuesday, were beaten 1-2 and shut out of the semi-finals. Pakistan and China were already out of the reckoning. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396652/cs/1/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:00:48 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396652/cs/1/ Beijing, Aug 20 (Xinhua) China's sport authorities have banned the issuing of Internet domain names based on the country's Olympic gold medal-winning athletes to anyone other than the medallists themselves. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396643/cs/1/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:00:18 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396643/cs/1/ Tokyo, Aug 20 (Xinhua) An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 hit Japan's Kanto region in eastern Honshu island Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396639/cs/1/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:00:07 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396639/cs/1/ Sydney, Aug 20 : High-school students in Australia will be able to use iPods, the Internet and mobile phones during exams under a plan revealed by a all girls' college. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396707/cs/1/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:02:29 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396707/cs/1/ London, Aug.20 : England's cricketers may follow their Australian counterparts in opting out of the Champions Trophy in Pakistan, citing security concerns. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396685/cs/1/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:01:36 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396685/cs/1/ Karachi, Aug 20 : The Chinese government has reportedly detained 35 Pakistanis visiting China to watch Olympics after they were suspected of planning to attack proceedings of the Games. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396546/cs/1/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:12 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/396546/cs/1/ TOKYO — Apple Japan Inc., a subsidiary of California-based Apple Inc., said Wednesday it will recall iPod nano portable music players with overheating rechargeable batteries. Apple Japan said ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17062932/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:51:00 -0400 Japan Today http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17062932/ BEIJING (Kyodo) Rei Nishiyama singled home the game-winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning Wednesday, lifting Japan to a 4-3 victory over Australia for a rematch with the United States in the so... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063296/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:10:06 -0400 Japan Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063296/ CHINA: August 21, 2008 BEIJING - Dozens of Chinese were taken to hospital after a toxic gas leak at a chemical plant, local media said. The accident happened at the Dongfang Chemical Company in ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063150/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:56:10 -0400 Planet Ark http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063150/ Sydney: Hopes of saving a baby whale abandoned by its mother in a bay north of Sydney on Wednesday faded as the calf continued to try to suckle from a moored yacht. International experts said it had j... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063231/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:05:31 -0400 Gulf News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063231/ SAPPORO — Uruguay scored three second-half goals Wednesday to rally for a 3-1 win over Japan in a friendly. Japan had taken the lead in the 48th minute, when a pass from Kengo Nakamura was d... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063305/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:50:59 -0400 Japan Today http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063305/ BEIJING — When it came to host China's participation in men's basketball at the Beijing Olympics, much was expected from the host team, its players, its coaches — for that matter, the whole ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063300/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:06:21 -0400 Deseret News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063300/ INTERNATIONAL: August 21, 2008 About 1,000 delegates from more than 150 nations will meet in Ghana from Aug. 21-27 for talks on a new climate treaty to succeed the UN's Kyoto Protocol. THE PROBL... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063302/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:56:06 -0400 Planet Ark http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063302/ TAIPEI (Kyodo) The Taiwanese Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday the appointment of John Feng, an experienced diplomat and ruling Nationalist Party heavyweight, as the island's top representative to Ja... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063291/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:10:09 -0400 Japan Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063291/ BEIJING — Brian Barden singled in the go-ahead run to break a scoreless tie in the 11th inning and the U.S. baseball team beat Japan 4-2 on Wednesday night to earn the third seed into Friday&#8... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063306/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:50:57 -0400 Japan Today http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063306/ Although Japan boasts some of the most sophisticated cell phones in the world, delivering high-speed Internet connections, digital TV broadcasts and video downloads, it has failed to make its handsets... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063299/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:09:22 -0400 Japan Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063299/ How can the U.S. company be No. 1 again in the world's biggest cell-phone market? It'll need a sharp Razr follow-up to beat Nokia and Samsung for starters http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063289/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:19:17 -0400 Business Week http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063289/ KYRGYZSTAN: External shocks underscore fragility As a small, landlocked and mountainous country, Kyrgyzstan faces significant constraints in its development. Rapidly rising energy and food prices cou... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063288/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:13:22 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063288/ CHINA: August 21, 2008 BEIJING - An earthquake hit southwest China on Wednesday, knocking down houses and forcing around 1,200 people to evacuate from near the site of a devastating quake which kill... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063301/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:56:08 -0400 Planet Ark http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063301/ FORMER glam rocker and convicted pedophile Gary Glitter has been refused entry to Hong Kong after being thrown out of Thailand. Chinese authorities told British foreign ministry officials that they ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063294/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:11:40 -0400 News.com.au http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063294/ To achieve peace and stability in Georgia, Japan should increase the pressure on Moscow to end its occupation of the sovereign state, Georgian Ambassador to Japan Ivane Matchavariani said Wednesday in... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063297/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:09:35 -0400 Japan Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063297/ BEIJING (AP) -- Two elderly Chinese women who applied to hold a protest during the Olympics were ordered to spend a year in a labor camp, a relative said Wednesday. Police later squelched a pro-Tibet ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063290/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:13:11 -0400 Associated Press http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063290/ SINGAPORE — The Singapore navy’s stealth frigate ended a five-day port call at Yokosuka Naval Base on Wednesday, which marked the first visit to Japan by a Singaporean frigate, the Defens... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17062981/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:50:52 -0400 Japan Today http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17062981/ BEIJING — China plans to boost cooperation with Japan over investigation into food poisoning cases involving Chinese-made dumplings and hopes the truth will be revealed soon, a Foreign Ministry... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063307/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:50:37 -0400 Japan Today http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063307/ ROME (AP) -- The Beijing bishop appointed by China's state-controlled Catholic Church said in an interview Wednesday that he hopes Pope Benedict XVI will visit his country and that relations with the ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063312/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:44:35 -0400 The News Journal http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063312/ < 2000) year = year + 1900; myhours = mydate.getHours(); if (myhours >= 12) { myhours = (myhours == 12) ? 12 : myhours - 12; mm = " PM"; } else { myhours = (myhours == 0) ? 12 : myhours; mm = "... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17062595/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:02:35 -0400 Vanguard http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17062595/ NIUE: August 21, 2008 ALOFI, Niue - South Pacific leaders opened their annual summit in Niue on Tuesday with a warning that climate change was causing havoc to island states and that their strugglin... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17062602/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:56:04 -0400 Planet Ark http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17062602/ Aung San Suu Kyi is now serving her third term of house arrest. She was arrested on 30 May, 2003 after the regime's militia attacked her convoy and killed up to 100 of her supporters. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17062617/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:41:32 -0400 Asian Tribune http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17062617/ Aung San Suu Kyi is now serving her third term of house arrest. She was arrested on 30 May, 2003 after the regime's militia attacked her convoy and killed up to 100 of her supporters. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063314/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:41:30 -0400 Asian Tribune http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063314/ BEIJING — Baseball is experiencing growing pains in China. In order to take a big step forward, China needs time to establish a foundation for the future. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063292/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:10:31 -0400 Japan Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063292/ MADRID: A Spanish airliner bound for the Canary Islands crashed and broke into pieces on Wednesday while trying to take off from Madrid's Barajas airport, killing 149 people on board, officials sai... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063319/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:39:48 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063319/ Starwood Hotels & Resorts has signed its 100th hotel in China. The Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng Hotel will feature 470 rooms, approximately 36,000 square feet of meeting space, 3 restaurants and bar, a ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17062818/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:49:55 -0400 Japan Today http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17062818/ TOKYO — Japanese shares fell a bit Wednesday, as continuing concerns about the global economy kept investors at a standstill awaiting new trading cues. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063308/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:50:36 -0400 Japan Today http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063308/ WARSAW: US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice and her Polish counterpart signed a deal Wednesday to build a US missile defense base in Poland, an agreement that prompted an infuriated Russia to wa... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063320/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:39:48 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063320/ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party parliamentarians on Wednesday backed party chief Asif Ali Zardari for the post of President but he said a decision would be made only after consulting all members... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063322/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:39:50 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063322/ MADRID: A Spanish airliner bound for the Canary Islands crashed and broke into pieces on Wednesday while trying to take off from Madrid's Barajas airport, killing 149 people on board, officials sai... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063316/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:39:55 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063316/ SYDNEY: High-school students in Australia will be able to use iPods, the internet and mobile phones during exams under a plan revealed by an all-girls' college. Presbyterian Ladies' College in S... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063318/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:39:53 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063318/ SYDNEY — Leaders of 16 Pacific nations converged on the tiny island of Niue on Wednesday to take part in the Pacific Islands Forum, where the issues of climate change and the restoration of dem... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063309/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:50:22 -0400 Japan Today http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063309/ BEIJING (AP) -- Don't doubt this U.S. men's basketball team - and sure don't challenge them, either. Especially if it's going to make Kobe Bryant flash his NBA MVP form. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063325/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:35:18 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063325/ The move, announced Tuesday, "will better protect the interests of the Olympic gold medalists," said an official of the government's China Internet Network Information Center, quoted by the state Xinh... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063315/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:35:11 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17063315/ Pakistani security officials say missiles have struck a suspected militant hideout in Pakistan's northwest, killing at least eight people, including foreign militants.Officials Wednesday said two miss... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058111/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:20:51 -0400 VOA http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058111/ LONDON--(Marketwire - August 20, 2008) - MaybachFinancial.com is one of the fastest growing independent and unbiased research firms in the world. Through our numerous partnerships with many of the t... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17056855/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:06:10 -0400 Market Wire http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17056855/ Are you a gourmet who has had to come up with creative ways to cut costs as food prices soar? How do you shop for and prepare meals on a budget? Contact Jennifer Davies by http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17057987/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:21:55 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17057987/ Makarita Komai August 20, 2008 - 1:28 p.m. ALOFI, Niue (AP) - Climate change is wreaking havoc in the small island states of the South Pacific and assistance is needed for those already hit by ri... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058122/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:55:42 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058122/ According to an apology Microsoft has issued to Japanese consumers, the demand for Xbox 360 consoles has far outstripped supplies in Japan, and inventories will remain totally sold out until new shipm... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17057227/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:53:22 -0400 Beta News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17057227/ Posted on: Wednesday, 20 August 2008, 09:00 CDT Southeast China provinces brace for typhoon Nuri FUZHOU, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Nuri continued to intensify as it maintained its course towards so... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058112/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:12:14 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058112/ (Asian Development Bank)Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda and World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoelli... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058113/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:09:42 -0400 Pacific Magazine http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058113/ BEIJING, Aug. 20 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Chunichi Dragons closer Hitoki Iwase allowed three consecutive run-scoring singles in the top of the 11th inning as Japan went down 4-2 to the United States in its... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058142/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:05:21 -0400 Breitbart http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058142/ B EIJING - Hua Guofeng, who briefly ruled China as communist founder Mao Zedong’s successor but was pushed aside as a prelude to reforms that launched an economic boom, died today at the age of ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058133/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:34:03 -0400 Boston Herald http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058133/ Sony Computer Entertainment America Announces Limited-Edition Uncharted: Drake's Fortune(TM) PLAYSTATION(R)3 Bundle Featuring New 160GB PS3(TM) System http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058139/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:05:29 -0400 Breitbart http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058139/ Burma's opposition party, the National League for Democracy, says the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon is to visit Burma in December to hold talks on the country's political problems. As R... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058110/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:20:53 -0400 VOA http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058110/ TOKYO : Just like Singapore, which is trying to increase its birth rate, there are fears in Japan that its population may start shrinking soon. Japan plans to spend 1.57 trillion yen (US$14 billi... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058123/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:56:08 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058123/ China is considering an economic stimulus package of up to 400 billion yuan (US$58.4 billion) to boost growth, an economist said as hopes of such steps ignited a stock market surge yesterday."The top ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17056864/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:59:18 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17056864/ T OKYO - The soaring cost of steel has Toyota considering raising prices in Japan without a model makeover for the first time in three decades, the Japanese automaker said today. Speculation has been... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17056933/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:34:09 -0400 Boston Herald http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17056933/ AUSTRALIA -- As reported by The Age: "Gaming machine revenue from each Victorian venue must be released to ensure fair competition in the State Government's bidding process for new licences, local gov... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17056808/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:20:59 -0400 RGT Online http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17056808/ THAILAND will deport former glam rocker and convicted paedophile Gary Glitter to another country in Asia, rather than to his native Britain, according to a Thai immigration official. Glitter arrived... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058130/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:37:02 -0400 News.com.au http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058130/ This is a tale of two cities.There's the beachside Sydney, washed by white foamy waves, dotted by cafes and high class restaurants and multi-million dollar houses and apartments - it's boomtown Sydney... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058121/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:58:20 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058121/ Three cities each from the two nations are among 22 selected by more than five million fans of the game asked to vote online among 70 towns for the ones they wanted to see on the upcoming global editi... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17056926/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:00:55 -0400 Yahoo! News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17056926/ KHARTOUM: A Sudanese court sentenced to death 12 alleged Darfur rebels on Wednesday, bringing to 50 the number condemned to hang over an attack on Khartoum and defying criticism from Amnesty Intern... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058146/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:03:08 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058146/ BEIJING (Reuters) - There is a story about Kobe Bryant once flying into China in a private jet and being unable to get off the plane for fear of being crushed by fans. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058127/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:37:20 -0400 Reuters http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058127/ August 7, 2008 By Jeremy Lovell London - China, pilloried as the world's biggest polluter, has quietly taken a lead in moving to a low-carbon economy, according to an independent climate advisory grou... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058135/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:07:18 -0400 Business Report http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058135/ Posted on: Wednesday, 20 August 2008, 12:00 CDT GAITHERSBURG, Md. and YOKOHAMA, Japan, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- MaxCyte, Inc. and Medinet Co., Ltd. announced today that Medinet will begin commercializ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17057898/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:12:10 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17057898/ MONTREAL, Aug. 20 /CNW Telbec/ - The Chinese authorities are continuing to jam the Chinese, Tibetan and Uyghur-language broadcast of several international radio stations although they promised to re... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17057172/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:48:04 -0400 CNW Group http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17057172/ BEIJING — Canoeists are not exactly the glamour athletes of China's Olympic team. Their sport is one of the most obscure in the country. But if they manage to add to China's gold-medal harvest th... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17057554/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:11:21 -0400 Globe and Mail http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17057554/ -led basketball team crashed out. With 45 gold now in the bag, to the United States' 26, the race to be named the world's dominant sporting power is virtually sewn up. The pickings for C... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058150/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:01:00 -0400 Yahoo! News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058150/ MADRID: At least 45 people were killed and 40 injured when a Spanish airliner crashed at Madrid's airport on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the government in the Madrid region said. ( http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058149/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:03:06 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058149/ Distant thunder: Separatism stirs on China’s forgotten frontier By Geoff Dyer and Jamil Anderlini Published: August 17 2008 18:03 | Last updated: August 17 2008 18:03 http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058136/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:59:19 -0400 Financial Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058136/ China will speed up restructuring of its state-owned enterprises in the second half of the year, forcing mergers of large conglomerates and accelerating sales of non-strategic assets across a wide ran... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058151/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:59:15 -0400 Financial Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17058151/ DHAKA: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was indicted by a court on Wednesday for alleged corruption in purchase of MiG-29 fighter jets during her regime, the third graft case in which... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052279/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:21:31 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052279/ ) to heighten vigilance against such unjust demands as the 'verification in line with the international standard' recently claimed by the U.S. as regards the nuclear issue," said a foreign ministry... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17051887/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:17:21 -0400 Morning Star http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17051887/ SHANGHAI, China (AP) -- Chinese stocks surged Wednesday in their biggest gain in nearly four months on speculation Beijing plans new economic stimulus measures and other policies aimed at reviving the... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052298/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:15:14 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052298/ fixed-income investments in mortgage-related securities denominated in a foreign currency. But none of the securities are tied to U.S. subprime mortgages, the bank said. -By Joy C. Shaw And Rose Y... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052294/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:17:44 -0400 Morning Star http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052294/ Lithuania shattered China's hope to make history on home soil by winning 94-68 in a quarter-final match of the men's basketball competitions at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday. Lithuania will meet S... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052272/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:14:25 -0400 People's Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052272/ The Dark Knigh t a few weeks ago, but little did they know how the latest Batman movie would alter their lives. Inspired by Heath Ledger's wicked portrayal of the Joker, who left playing card... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052291/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:20:51 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052291/ WASHINGTON: Maintaining that the border areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan are the central front in the war on terrorism, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has slammed Republican rival ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052290/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:20:53 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052290/ ISLAMABAD: Thirty-five Pakistan nationals on a visit to China for the Olympics have been detained on suspicion of planning to attack the Games proceedings, a media report said on Wednesday. The C... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052285/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:21:12 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052285/ SUKHUMI, Georgia: Georgia's separatist region of Abkhazia is to launch a formal appeal on Wednesday for Russia to recognise it as an independent country, the deputy speaker of Abkhazia's parliament... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052282/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:21:24 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052282/ China will play Australia on Friday in the semifinals of the Beijing Olympic women's basketball in a hope to equal their best second-place feat obtained at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games. "We h... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052273/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:14:27 -0400 People's Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052273/ China welcomed the signing of a peace plan by Georgia and Russia over the conflicts in South Ossetia and the pull-out of military from the area, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. Spokesm... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052267/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:14:22 -0400 People's Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052267/ DUBAI: There is good news for those loitering around here waiting for a taxi. It is now just an ‘SMS’ away. The local Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has introduced taxi stand (rank) num... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052288/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:20:56 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052288/ ALGIERS: Eleven people were killed and 31 wounded in two car bomb attacks on Wednesday in the eastern Algerian town of Bouira, Algerian radio reported. The early morning blasts came a day after ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052278/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:21:32 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052278/ LAHORE: Saira Liaqat squints through her one good eye as she brushes a woman's hair. Her face, most of which the acid melted years ago, occasionally lights up with a smile. Her hands, largely undam... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052276/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:21:34 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052276/ At least 10 workers were injured when a fire broke out on Wednesday afternoon at a chemical plant in east China's Zhejiang Province, a local government official said. The blaze was triggered by inflam... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052266/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:14:21 -0400 People's Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052266/ KABUL: French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Kabul on Wednesday in a show of support for French troops after 10 were killed in the deadliest attack yet on international forces in Afghanistan.... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052283/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:21:23 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052283/ KUALA LUMPUR: Two foreign workers in a Malaysian scrapyard were killed when a World War II bomb exploded as they were cutting up the 100-kilogramme (220-pound) device, reports said on Wednesday. ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052281/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:21:26 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052281/ China on Wednesday expressed profound condolences over the death of Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa. "We are in deep sorrow for President Mwanawasa's death, and convey sincere sympathy to the Za... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052271/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:14:25 -0400 People's Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052271/ COLOMBO: Fierce fighting between government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels in northern Sri Lanka killed 25 rebels and four soldiers, the military said on Wednesday. The worst of the fighting on T... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052280/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:21:29 -0400 Times of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052280/ China has started a pilot program that aims to set up counseling hotlines in all major cities to help the growing population suffering mental stress amid rapid social and economic changes. Provinces i... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052265/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:14:18 -0400 People's Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052265/ BEIJING (AP) -- Crystl Bustos hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning as the U.S. Olympic softball team beat Japan 4-1 in extra innings and will play for its fourth straight gold medal. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052297/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:15:21 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/17052297/