Date: Sun, 12. October 2008 02:19:33

Reuters - South Korea welcomed while Japan derided on Sunday the U.S. decision to remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist and salvage a faltering nuclear deal in the final months of the Bush administration.

Date: Fri, 28. November 2008 08:55:16

Reuters - A cargo train between North and South Korea and tours from the South to the communist state stopped on Friday under a border clampdown called for by Pyongyang in anger at the conservative government in Seoul.

Date: Mon, 15. December 2008 14:43:43

AP - An Egyptian telecoms giant launched an advanced mobile phone network in North Korea on Monday, the latest attempt to introduce a global symbol of personal freedom into one of the world's most tightly controlled societies.

Date: Wed, 3. September 2008 14:58:07

AP - South Korea says it has confirmed that North Korea started work to restore its nuclear facilities.

Date: Sun, 12. October 2008 18:22:58

AP - North Korea said Sunday it will resume disabling its key nuclear complex after the U.S. dropped the country from a terrorism blacklist — a breakthrough expected to help energize stalled talks aimed at ending the country's atomic ambitions.

Date: Mon, 15. December 2008 17:16:13

AP - European and U.S. stock markets fell modestly on Monday despite earlier Asian gains, as sentiment was dented by an alleged $50 billion fraudulent investment scheme in the U.S.

Date: Mon, 13. October 2008 02:55:01

Reuters - South Korea may reward North Korea for reaching a compromise to save a crumbling nuclear disarmament deal by sending a delayed shipment of steel aid to its destitute neighbor, a government official indicated on Monday.

Date: Fri, 16. May 2008 23:31:36

What's the quickest money you've made? For me, the $1,110 Citibank posted to my credit card account last week should qualify. Back in March, I shared in this blog that Citibank was inviting me to pay down my $40,000-strong credit card balance from multiple 0% APR balance transfer offers. Citi promised a cash reward of 10% of extra payments I would make that exceeds minimal payments, up to $550 per card. The program, called Payment Partner, is designed to encourage people with spotty credit to pay down the debt to avoid future loss on Citi's part, and for some reasons, I was classified as a credit risk. I guess it is God's blessing that I opened Citi's letter the day the offer was going to expire -- due to my overseas assignment, I only have access to my mailbox every time I travel to Seattle. You know the rest from this blog: I called to sign up for the offer, made the extra payments, and several months later, I'm $1,100 richer, all for only 10 minutes of work! READ FULL POST ... Hot Deal: 5% cashback on everything from Citi CashReturns Mastercard Read more news like this from PFBlog.com, The Unique Personal Finance Blog Since 2003.

Date: Wed, 30. July 2008 11:27:33

Reuters - Parts of North Korea are experiencing their worst levels of hunger in nearly a decade, the U.N. World Food Program said on Wednesday as it called on donors to provide urgent assistance over the next few months.

Date: Wed, 24. September 2008 21:07:20

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