Japan, Russia agree to maintain constructive dialogue over territory+
MOSCOW, Dec. 28 Kyodo -
Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and his Russian counterpart Sergei
Lavrov agreed Monday to continue constructive dialogue on a long-standing
Hyosung president summoned over suspected overseas asset purchase
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- The president of South Korea's Hyosung Group has been
summoned as part of a probe into suspicious purchases of overseas real estate by
Qld police shoot man after knife threat
Police have shot a 38-year-old man in the leg after he threatened them with a knife
on the Gold Coast.
Farmers welcome rain in NSW
The deluge that struck Sydney and blanketed vast regions of NSW has been more a help
than a hindrance, authorities and property owners say.
Fuel tanker explodes, two cars on fire
At least two cars caught fire when they collided with a fuel tanker on the NSW south
coast on Monday afternoon, causing an unconfirmed number of casualties.
DRAM shortage likely in 2nd half next year
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- The chip industry is likely to face a shortage in
dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips during the latter half of 2010,
S. Korea sees 5th-hottest year in 2009
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea recorded its fifth-hottest year in 2009,
with its average temperature of 14 Celsius reflecting the overall trend of global
SKorea to give DPRK 2 mln dlrs for humanitarian projects.
SEOUL, December 28 (Itar-Tass) -- South Korea has decided to
additionally give 26 billion wonas (22.2 million dollars) to North Korea
SENIOR CITIZENS AMONG 27 BIRD LOVERS FINED FOR CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 (Bernama) -- Two senior citizens were among 27 bird
lovers fined for cruelty to animals in separate magistrate's courts here Monday.
