NAS TRADAMUS US artist Nas on the future of the hip hop genre ONSIRI PRAVATTIYAGUL You might be not too familiar with Nas if your hip hop/rap vocabs and horizons are limited to the confines of RCA or Thong Lor clubs, for the 35-year-old rapper is lauded for his intellectual and well-informed lyricis... Read more
SOCCER Thailand register victory under Reid Patiparn settles cup match in injury time TOR CHITTINAND HANOI : An injury-time goal helped Thailand beat North Korea 1-0 yesterday in Vietnam in their first international game under English coach Peter Reid. Thailand midfielder Phichitpong Chieuchiew trie... Read more
Russamee wants revenge SUZHOU, CHINA : Thailand’s Russamee Gulyanamitta wants to avenge a second place finish to Sweden’s Annika Sorenstam at this week’s Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open at the Suzhou Taihu International Golf Club. Russamee was a runner-up to Sorenstam at the US$1.1m SBS O... Read more
U.S. takes North Korea off terrorism blacklist By Sue Pleming WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Saturday removed North Korea from its terrorism blacklist in a bid to revive faltering denuclearization talks in the final months of the Bush administration. The decision was made after North Ko... Read more
U.S. removing North Korea from terrorism list WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States announced on Saturday it would take North Korea off its terrorism blacklist amid faltering denuclearization talks in the final months of the Bush administration. The decision was made after North Korea agreed to a... Read more
U.S. removes N. Korea from terrorist list: U.S. State Dept. The United States removed North Korea from its terrorism blacklist Saturday, signaling a major breakthrough in the stalled six-party talks on ending Pyongyang’s nuclear programs, Yonhap News Agency reported. “The Secretary of St... Read more
U.S. removes N. Korea from terrorist list : State Dept. (ATTN: UPDATES with more details, background throughout) By Hwang Doo-hyong WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — The United States Saturday removed North Korea from a U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism in a major breakthrough in stalled six-party ... Read more
U.S. removes N. Korea from terrorist list: State Dept. By Hwang Doo-hyong WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — The United States Saturday removed North Korea from a U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism in a major breakthrough in stalled six-party talks on ending the North’s nuclear ambitions. State... Read more
U.S. presidential nominees differ on N. Korea delisting By Hwang Doo-hyong WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — U.S. presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama are weighing in on the recent decision by the Bush administration to remove North Korea from a U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. McCa... Read more
Six-way nuclear talks to reconvene soon : S. Korean envoy SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea expects six-way talks on North Korea’s nuclear program to be reconvened at an early date following a deal on verification of Pyongyang’s nuclear claims, Seoul’s chief nuclear negotiator sai... Read more
Seoul closely monitoring N. Korean moves in Yellow Sea : officials SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea’s military authorities are paying close attention to North Korean activities as tension is running high after Pyongyang’s recent military exercises near the western inter-Korean maritime... Read more
S. Korean Puppet Army Authorities’ Moves Denounced Pyongyang (KCNA) — The Navy of the Korean People’s Army solemnly declares that it will never tolerate the moves of the south Korean puppet army authorities to fix the “Northern Limit Line” (NLL) unilaterally drawn by th... Read more
S. Korean lawmaker to become IPU executive member SEOUL (Yonhap) — A South Korean lawmaker will become an executive committee member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) as the fourth legislator of the country to take part in the global association, officials here said Sunday. The 119th Asse... Read more
S. Korean experts doubt authenticity of recent N.K. leader’s pictures By Shin Hae-in SEOUL (Yonhap) — The recently released pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il are highly likely to have been taken months ahead of his purported illness, officials here said Sunday, ever attentive t... Read more
S. Korean banks’ short-term foreign debts soar SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean banks’ short-term foreign debts rose at the fastest pace in eight years, the central bank said Sunday, leading to a shortage of dollar liquidity in the local currency market. At the end of June, domestic b... Read more
S. Korea to set up ‘customized’ strategy for weapons exports SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea will set up a “customized” strategy to fuel overseas sales of locally-made weapons systems that are becoming increasingly important export items, the government said Sunday. The De... Read more
S. Korea set to resume beef talks with Canada in November SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea will reopen negotiations with Canada on beef imports in early November, almost a year after their talks were suspended, Seoul officials said Sunday. South Korea banned Canadian beef in May 2003 after a case ... Read more
S. Korea captures over 2,000 Chinese boats for illegal fishing SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea has captured more than 2,000 Chinese fishing boats for illegal operation in its territorial waters over the past five years, a government report showed Sunday. According to the report compiled by the Mi... Read more
S. Korea calls for N. Korea’s cooperation in nuclear verification By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea’s top nuclear envoy said Sunday that North Korea holds the key to the implementation of a new deal on how to verify its nuclear claims, which could prove to be a lengthy a... Read more
S. Korea calls for currency swap with advanced nations WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — South Korea’s Finance Minister Kang Man-soo called Saturday for advanced nations to include emerging economies in their currency swap programs to better cope with the current global financial crisis. “The ... Read more
