SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said it proposed working-level talks
Thursday with South Korea on ways to resume joint tour programs at its mountain

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SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will tighten quarantine measures to stem

Shymkent, January 15, 2010 (Khabar) - Key facilities of Koksaray water distribution reservoir to be commissioned before Feb 1.

Almaty, January 15, 2010 (Khabar) - “Who are you, Mr. Ka?” action film will be released in a week with local film legend Asanali Ashimov playing the role of the one who saves the world.

BANGKOK, Jan 15 (TNA) –Thailand’s Customs Department expects revenue from import and export duties will decline by Bt3-4 billon in the wake of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) cuts which becam

Jakarta, Jan. 15 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for cooperation of the community in general not to hamper land provision for infrastructure projects.

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Today in Korean history

Jan. 16

1948 -- Giuseppe Verdi's opera "La Traviata" is performed in South Korea for the
first time.

SANTO DOMINGO, January 15 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian rescuers dispatched
to Haiti had to land in neighboring Dominican Republic on Thursday, which