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Fri, 06/03/2011 - 08:43
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Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday.
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Opposition leader calls for unconditional dialogue with N. Korea
SEOUL -- An opposition leader urged the government Friday to drop its hard-line policy on North Korea and seek unconditional dialogue with the communist nation after Pyongyang claimed that Seoul sought summit talks with it in a "begging" manner.
"The Democratic Party (DP) supports all forms of dialogue efforts, including summit talks, if they are for the sake of improving inter-Korean relations, but such efforts should be made in a dignified way," DP floor leader Kim Jin-pyo said in a parliamentary speech.
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Cabinet approves new version of KORUS FTA ratification bill
SEOUL -- The Cabinet approved a new ratification bill for the South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (FTA) on Friday after fixing translation errors in the Korean text of the deal, the government said.
The previous bill was submitted to the parliament in October 2008, about a year after the two countries signed the FTA.
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S. Korea to continue price stabilization efforts
SEOUL -- South Korea will continue efforts to stabilize prices as inflation pressure is mounting, possibly hurting the livelihood of ordinary citizens, a senior finance ministry official said Friday.
"Core inflation accelerated from 3.2 percent in April to 3.5 percent last month, showing that demand-side inflationary pressure has been growing," Vice Finance Minister Yim Jong-yong said at a weekly anti-inflation meeting.
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China's power shortage to affect global electronics supply chain
HONG KONG -- China's power shortage could disrupt the global electronics supply chain as many electronics makers rely on Chinese suppliers, international market research firm DisplaySearch said Friday.
State Grid Corporation of China, the largest electric power transmission and distribution company in the country, said last month that 26 provincial-level regions under its management would suffer from a shortfall of about 30 gigawatts this summer starting in June.
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(LEAD) Campbell may visit Seoul next week: source
WASHINGTON -- Kurt Campbell, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, may travel to South Korea next week to discuss alliance issues and North Korea, a source here said Thursday.
Campbell plans to visit China early next week and he may make a trip to Seoul afterwards, according to the source.
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(Yonhap Feature) Smartphones changing the way Koreans think and communicate
SEOUL -- As she fidgets with her latest Apple gadget, the iPhone 3, Ko Young-kyung, a producer at a Seoul-based publishing company, wonders how boring her life would be without it.
While the advent of so-called "smart" technology such as the iPhone and the proliferation of social media like Facebook and Twitter have been cited as key factors in the wave of revolutions sweeping over the Middle East, in Korea, this technology is bringing significant changes both in the way Koreans think and communicate with one another.
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Opposition leader calls for unconditional dialogue with N. Korea
SEOUL -- An opposition leader urged the government Friday to drop its hard-line policy on North Korea and seek unconditional dialogue with the communist nation after Pyongyang claimed that Seoul sought summit talks with it in a "begging" manner.
"The Democratic Party (DP) supports all forms of dialogue efforts, including summit talks, if they are for the sake of improving inter-Korean relations, but such efforts should be made in a dignified way," DP floor leader Kim Jin-pyo said in a parliamentary speech.
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Cabinet approves new version of KORUS FTA ratification bill
SEOUL -- The Cabinet approved a new ratification bill for the South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (FTA) on Friday after fixing translation errors in the Korean text of the deal, the government said.
The previous bill was submitted to the parliament in October 2008, about a year after the two countries signed the FTA.
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S. Korea to continue price stabilization efforts
SEOUL -- South Korea will continue efforts to stabilize prices as inflation pressure is mounting, possibly hurting the livelihood of ordinary citizens, a senior finance ministry official said Friday.
"Core inflation accelerated from 3.2 percent in April to 3.5 percent last month, showing that demand-side inflationary pressure has been growing," Vice Finance Minister Yim Jong-yong said at a weekly anti-inflation meeting.
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China's power shortage to affect global electronics supply chain
HONG KONG -- China's power shortage could disrupt the global electronics supply chain as many electronics makers rely on Chinese suppliers, international market research firm DisplaySearch said Friday.
State Grid Corporation of China, the largest electric power transmission and distribution company in the country, said last month that 26 provincial-level regions under its management would suffer from a shortfall of about 30 gigawatts this summer starting in June.
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(LEAD) Campbell may visit Seoul next week: source
WASHINGTON -- Kurt Campbell, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, may travel to South Korea next week to discuss alliance issues and North Korea, a source here said Thursday.
Campbell plans to visit China early next week and he may make a trip to Seoul afterwards, according to the source.
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(Yonhap Feature) Smartphones changing the way Koreans think and communicate
SEOUL -- As she fidgets with her latest Apple gadget, the iPhone 3, Ko Young-kyung, a producer at a Seoul-based publishing company, wonders how boring her life would be without it.
While the advent of so-called "smart" technology such as the iPhone and the proliferation of social media like Facebook and Twitter have been cited as key factors in the wave of revolutions sweeping over the Middle East, in Korea, this technology is bringing significant changes both in the way Koreans think and communicate with one another.
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