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North Korea celebration tempered by missile failure

admin — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:17:00 +0000

[Fox News]- Days of events scheduled to mark the 100-year birthday of North Korea founder Kim Il-sun have been tempered by the failure of a missile launch on Friday. New leader Kim Jung-un has been rallying support in his efforts to take over as leader of the Asian nation. North Korea’s leadership has vowed to continue its military development programs.

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Turkey-Iran relations not affected by Syrian crisis

admin — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:30:24 +0000

[Today's Zaman]- Turkey’s Foreign Minister admitted that Iran and Turkey have differing positions over the crisis in Syria. He has denied that this has caused difficulties with relations between the two countries.

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North Korea agrees to nuclear suspension

kaitlyn — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:49:09 +0000

[BBC News]- Following talks with the US, Kim Jong-un has complied to halt uranium enrichment as well as nuclear and long range missile tests. The US will send 240,000 tons of food aid to North Korea in return. This is seen by many as a great first step in the “right direction”.

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Thailand declared “high risk” for money laundering

admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:09:32 +0000

[Bangkok Post]- The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has named Thailand a “high risk” country for its issues with money laundering and terrorism financing. This listing could impact Thailand in foreign trade. Governmental leaders have expressed concern over the FATF’s findings.

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UN asks Iran for proof of nuclear intentions

admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:18:24 +0000

[Khaleej Times]- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stated in a news conference that Iran must comply with the resolutions that have been set forth. The UN is also asking that inspectors be permitted to have access to facilities to prove that Iran’s nuclear ambitions are not the creation of weapons.

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Iran reveals new nuclear weapons

kaitlyn — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:08:21 +0000

[BBC News]- Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has created a cermony to disclose Iran’s latest nuclear advances. Ahmadinejad reprimands foreign countries for trying to halt Iran’s nuclear development. Although Tehran states that they want to only create their own energy, western countries fear that Iran is producing nuclear weapons.

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China: iPads pulled from shelves over trademark dispute

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:55:51 +0000

[Global Times]- Apple has pulled its iPads from shelves in China due to dispute over its trademark. Proview Technology (Shenzhen) had registered the trademark for mainland China in 2001. When Apple purchased the trademark from the Hong Kong branch of the company, Apple understood the purchase to include the mainland. Court cases in Shenzhen have ruled in favor of Proview, causing the need to remove the product from stores.

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Iran Reports Satellite Launch

admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:54:19 +0000

Indonesia: 23 new power plants this year

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:41:03 +0000

[The Jakarta Post]- Nearly two dozen new power plants will come online in Indonesia this year. This will be the first phase of the country’s plan to add 10,000 MW of capacity by 2014.

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Germany and Kazakhstan ink $4 billion agreement

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:18:17 +0000

[The Local]- Germany and Kazakhstan has signed documents agreeing to cooperate on $4 billion on natural resources and industry. Trade continues to grow between the two countries grew 20 percent last year. Questions are being raise in Germany over the agreement due to human rights concerns in Kazakhstan.

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