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South Korea to Allow U.S. Beef Imports Starting Thursday
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:30:00 PM
SEOUL—South Korea will allow the resumption of U.S. beef imports starting Thursday under new quarantine rules that will exclude meat from cattle older than 30 months old, the president's ruling pa ...   Full Story
 

Chinese Hoodlums Harass Rights Group in Korea
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:20:00 PM
A "Quit the Chinese Communist Party" Service Station" in Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea was harassed by three Chinese hoodlums on the afternoon on Sunday June 22.   Full Story
 

East Timor Asks Australia for Jobs, Warns of Unrest
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 6:05:00 PM
CANBERRA—East Timor asked Australia on Tuesday for inclusion in a guest worker scheme for Pacific islanders, warning the "seeds of insurrection" would flourish without work for the fledgling nation ...   Full Story
 

South Korea to Crack Down on Violent Rallies
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:07:00 AM
SEOUL—South Korea's president on Tuesday urged people angry at a U.S. beef import deal to lay down protest banners and give new quarantine checks on the products a chance, vowing to crack down on ...   Full Story
 

Hopes Fade for Philippine Ferry Victims
Monday, June 23, 2008 8:02:00 AM
CEBU, Philippines—Rescuers held little hope on Monday of finding some 800 people missing from a capsized ferry in the Philippines, as divers prepared to drill into the ship's hull in the hope of f ...   Full Story
 

Japan to Promote Solar Power for Households
Sunday, June 22, 2008 8:21:00 PM
TOKYO—The Japanese government will come up with measures on Tuesday to promote the household use of solar power systems by introducing subsidies and tax breaks from next year, the Nikkei ...   Full Story
 

Philippine Ferry Sinks, Over 700 Passengers Missing
Sunday, June 22, 2008 8:20:00 PM
A Philippine passenger ferry capsized during a typhoon with more than 700 people on board, triggering a frantic search for survivors.   Full Story
 

Typhoon Kills at Least 59 in Philippine Province
Sunday, June 22, 2008 8:13:00 PM
MANILA—At least 59 people have been killed in the central Philippine province of Iloilo and the death toll could rise further after flash flooding from Typhoon Fengshen washed out communities, the loc ...   Full Story
 

Thai PM Will Not Quit; Neither Will Protesters
Saturday, June 21, 2008 10:00:00 PM
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej will not resign, a spokesman said on Saturday as thousands of protesters besieged his office, vowing to stay until they forced the government from power.   Full Story
 

Thai Police Seal off Government HQ, Brace for March
Friday, June 20, 2008 8:13:00 PM
BANGKOK—Thousands of Thai police backed by water cannon and tear gas sealed off the prime minister's office on Friday to repel protesters whose four-week drive to oust the government has stoked fe ...   Full Story
 

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