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There's good flows going into the stock exchange, helping the currency. The Bank of Korea is protesting at the strength, but it lacks credibility. It's said this before, but the currency has still strengthened.

The United States is ready to return to the table without attaching any new conditions, and we expect North Korea to do the same.

The United States has refused direct talks, has branded North Korea as an axis of evil, has declared an end to no first use of atomic weapons, and has invaded Iraq, and has been intercepting North Korean ships at sea, and has condemned the peace initiatives of Kim Young-sam of South Korea and President Clinton in the United States,

I've been reading a lot about North Korea ever since I got the part in 'The Interview' because it's just such a fascinating place. There are so many amazing stories of bravery coming out of there.

They agreed a year ago that they would return to a fourth round, but they have delayed the process for 13 months. So, we still need to see how North Korea can persuade us that in the future, it will honor its word.

The RFS is working in China, Malaysia, Bhutan, South Korea and Indonesia. We regularly send firefighters to the US at the management level to help with some of their enormous fires. Our losses are lower in comparative circumstances and we are generally ahead of the pack in terms of managing the fire issue across the board.

There will be technical experts meeting in New York on March 7 to get a briefing from Treasury officials about what steps we've taken, why we've taken them, the laws that pertain, and see if we can't clarify maybe some of the questions that North Korea has.

I've scored many goals that I've liked, but I think the best memory I have is the one against Korea in the 2010 World Cup.

The situation in North Korea is the obvious example because the situation a year ago seemed much worse than today.

The stronger economic outlook is positive for the stock market and may encourage more fund inflows to Asian countries such as South Korea and Taiwan. Such flows are supporting the currencies.

The three nations plan to review the current status of talks with North Korea and exchange opinions on future policy toward North Korea.

The three central banks seemed to be more inclined to intervene in the market while the Bank of Korea over the year or so intervened less.

The Thai market was under pressure due to regional declines. The markets in Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore all fell today and sentiment was very weak.

Scientists have done a pretty good job of studying biodiversity in South Korea since the 1950's and I am confident that there is no place like the DMZ on the peninsula,

SAS is proud of its contributions to the closer communications between Korea and Denmark. It helps to bring together many of the cultural and economic representatives of each country.

North Korea would participate in the fifth round of six-party talks as scheduled,

North Korea will return to the talks in early November unconditionally,

North Korea will attend the fifth round of six-party talks as scheduled, based on the commitments it has previously made.

North Korea today faces a choice, ... If North Korea wants to have a brighter future, it needs to fundamentally shift the way it operates at home and abroad.

North Korea should wipe out suspicions it is playing for time,

North Korea only repeated the same explanations. It is important to find out what would be the most efficient way and timing for applying pressure.

North Korea needs to get out, completely out, of the nuclear business.

North Korea needs to focus on what's on the table. We have to be a little firm and make it clear they they've go to come into the talks.

North Korea is one of the major proliferators and it appears that they are busy proliferating again,

North Korea is not going to give up its demand for a light-water reactor in this round and that it be discussed first, before disarming.

North Korea is a different situation as well, ... Different area, different dynamics, different leader, different possibilities. Syria is different from Iraq. Each of these nations must be dealt with based on their own specific situation.

North Korea has exhausted most of its diplomatic cards available. A remaining card is not returning to the negotiating table ... A nuclear test is unlikely as it would provoke China and other neighboring countries too much.

North Korea has a substantial and chronic food deficit,

North Korea has a strong feeling to defend itself.

North Korea has asked Indonesia to provide its good offices so that the existing barriers would be removed and the talks can be resumed.

North Korea did not single out the issues one-by-one but came up with a rudimentary opinion about the issue of a light-water nuclear reactor and the process of dismantling the nuclear program,

North Korea continues to engage in provocations and now reckless acts.

North Korea clearly at this time wants to retain the right to have nuclear programs of one type or another,

North Korea clearly at this time wants to retain a right to have a nuclear program of one kind or another.

After years of infertility tests, the best decision we ever made was to adopt, and in 1987, we were bestowed a three-month-old baby girl from an island off the south coast of Korea called Cheju Island.

South Korea put a lot of pressure on the United States South Korea told us they consider this an alliance issue,

South Korea put a lot of pressure on the United States ... South Korea told us they consider this an alliance issue.

South Korea is seen as a U.S. ally and would not be seen as a neutral nation in the eyes of many of the countries in the world.

South Korea is heavily dependent on exports and therefore accepts the general assumption that this trend will continue with no reversal.

South Korea has entered a normal recovery track, where economic growth, consumer prices and exports are in better shape.

A nuclear program has arguably worked as a deterrent for North Korea and other states - would Moammar Gadhafi have been deposed and summarily killed if Libya had had nuclear weapons? Iranians might not think so.

Asia-Pacific is the fastest growing user region with markets like India, China and Korea leading the pack as Internet and broadband penetration rise.

Asia can learn much from Europe. Trade could be made easier in Asia, and the conditions for doing business could be improved by reducing red tape. In this regard, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea have done better than the best in Europe.

The Bush administration was right to reverse course on North Korea and stop letting ideology get in the way of results.

The breakthrough agreement with North Korea not only diffuses a two-year stalemate but holds out the hope that Pyongyang will return to its international treaty obligations,

That's why Bandai is turning to Korea as a learning center to bring these things over to Japan.

That's not a concern, frankly. I think as a result of our discussions with Governor Richardson, I think we both share an interest in seeing North Korea make the right decision with regard to ending its nuclear program and choosing a path of reintegration with the international community.

That's not a concern, frankly, ... I think as a result of our discussions with Governor Richardson, I think we both share an interest in seeing North Korea make the right decision with regard to ending its nuclear program and choosing a path of reintegration with the international community.

This is an excellent competitive opportunity and a critical piece of our team's pre-world championship training. We look forward to bringing the USA team to Seoul and we are excited to face experienced national teams from Korea and Lithuania.

This is a topic that was specifically mentioned in the fourth round, that North Korea has the right to peaceful use to nuclear energy. This will be discussed at an appropriate time.

This issue is only a skirmish in preparation for a huge battle -- over whether North Korea is willing to give up its nuclear weapons.

This is the best game China has ever played against the Koreans. I don't think any team, even the US team, could hold South Korea to only two points in a quarter.

The way they heat their homes in Korea is to put bricks under the floors, so the heat actually radiates from underneath the floor.

This FTA with the U.S. is also intriguing because I think it could be an anchor that could force Korea to deregulate the economy and liberalize it further.

This bargain that we struck with North Korea is working. We think that it increases the chances that North Korea's nuclear program will stay frozen, and eventually be dismantled.

They think China, the U.S. and South Korea are going to gang up on them.

The yen has been a definite influence on Asian currencies. Korea definitely has one eye on the yen. I suspect Korea would hope the yen would move more than the won.

This policy represents a major modification of the ambitious Bush axis doctrine. From being implacably opposed two years ago to any form of concession or reward to a recidivist violator of agreements, the US is now prepared to contemplate compensation and diplomatic recognition. North Korea is even free to reprocess further plutonium at its Yongbyon facilities, at least until the next six-party talks in November.

There was one reporter from South Korea that thought the movie was about the oppressive North Korea regime.

They have learned the lesson of North Korea. Once you have nuclear weapons, the US saber-rattling becomes much less. After all, with North Korea you have a genuine madman in control of a country with the bomb and yet we don't hear very much about them at all.

There's been some serious introduction of some pretty good stuff from Korea and China. At this point in time, we don't think we can compete in that arena.

The researcher should have told me that he was not able to culture stem cells. I really don't know why he put Korea to shame and sent shockwaves worldwide.

As national coach you are given a free hand to work like you are used to, like I have as coach of Netherlands, South Korea and Australia. Nobody puts the slightest obstacle in your way.

The most challenging moment in Korea was working on the planned acquisition of Korea First Bank in 2004.

I told Kim about the (DNA) results. I asked North Korea to deal with this sincerely.

It remains important for North Korea to disclose their activity and to work with others on what we have all agreed on, which is the denuclearization of the peninsula,

It's not just a campaign, it's a reaction on what people so far never have experienced here in Korea and Asia and that's nice,

For China nowadays, North Korea is important for strategic, not ideological, reasons.

The nuclear issue in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will be best resolved through direct dialogue between the US and the DPRK,

It's only North Korea that claims current conditions are unfavorable

The North Korea news is also likely to be positive for the dollar.

It's mostly been a fun project. But I've also heard from Korea scholars and people at think tanks who say it's a useful research tool.

The Bank of Korea has been doing well guarding against inflationary pressures. The Korean economy is having a good recovery and the shift of focus is really to guard against overheating.

The "Axis of Evil" was - and is - very real, as the tyrants of Iran, Iraq, and North Korea knew full well.

talk directly to the North Koreans. That's what's been missing. ... It has led to real failure in these policies. The nuclear threat is increasing from North Korea as a result.

takes the pressure off the United Nations with regard to North Korea and avoids a contentious debate about sanctions at a time when talks with North Korea had stalled.

It's an amazing and diverse team. Fraud fighters from the U.K. to Uruguay, from Korea to Kansas, have collected and forwarded information to the FTC on more than 1,600 suspect sites.

It's very valuable to the State Department to have what are called second track contacts with North Korea because they are more frank, and they're not burdened by the official process.

It used to be that when a country joined the nuclear club, they suddenly decided that it was just large enough, and they didn't want to help anyone else join. ...Now we have countries joining the nuclear missile club who say 'the more the merrier.' North Korea is out selling its dangerous technology to anyone who wants to spend the money to buy it.

The world is closely watching us, ... Why President Kim came to North Korea and why I accepted is a question mark. We have to give the answer to this question during the two nights and three days.

The two parties agreed to disagree and papered over the differences. It will take a long time before North Korea will be accepted as a responsible member of the international community, at least 2 years.

The U.S. has the finest research scientists in the world, but we are falling far behind other countries, like South Korea and Singapore, that are moving forward with embryonic stem cell research.

The U.S. along with China, Japan, South Korea and Russia has an important role to play in containing North Korea's nuclear ambitions and exerting all the influence we can possibly exert.

They are going to North Korea independent of the administration,

They have to come to realize that nuclear weapons for North Korea do nothing for North Korea's security, ... We need to get North Korea to understand that its security is not tied up with nuclear weapons. Its security is tied up in good relations with other countries.

There still is a lot of negotiating that will have to be completed in November, including the specifics of the agreements and time frames. But in essence, North Korea has agreed to end its existing nuclear weapons and ongoing development and to include inspections in exchange for a U.S. agreement not to invade or attack North Korea and to gradually normalize relations.

Aruba is not Cuba, North Korea or Iraq. We are friends with America. Most tourists come from the United States and we work together to combat drugs criminality and money laundering,

Any American who watches Korea in Washington will watch closely how it will unfold.

The issue of human rights is a national security issue for us and while we have lots of issues to address with North Korea and we have lots of issues to address with China, the prism through which we evaluate their conduct is very much a human rights prism.

The fee per referee has doubled from South Korea and Japan four years ago when it was $20,000 each. For the first time we're also giving something to the referees and assistants who don't make it. They've worked hard and come a long way, even if in the end they weren't successful.

I hope the Democratic People's Republic of Korea delegation has done some homework. We had more than four weeks to look at the text of the proposed agreement.

I made clear to them my view that whoever wins the presidential election, whether it's President Bush or Senator Kerry, North Korea would be faced with broadly the same strategic policy from the United States,

In five years, North Korea could have 100 nuclear weapons and be churning out more like a fast-food chef with nothing else to keep its economy going. North Korea will peddle them to the highest bidder.

In Korea it worked out because the players were aware of what they were supposed to do, but still it is in their hands.

If North Korea wants something or wants to do something, then it's time for them to sit down in the multilateral discussions that we've proposed.

If North Korea started going on the offensive, it could cause uncertainty in the region and could lead to deterioration in the economy and further fright in the stock market.

If North Korea is looking gain the support of the U.S., this is not the way to do it.

If I were sitting in North Korea, I wouldn't be too worried. We know the United States is tied down in Iraq, ... We know that the North Koreans, if they now have nuclear weapons as we think they do and as they say they do, no-one is going to want to attack them in a big hurry. It is simply too dangerous. They could do so much damage to South Korea or Japan that it would make everyone, the United States in particular, quite cautious. So I don't think that they are genuinely worried about an invasion. But I do think they observe what happened in Iraq and they want some further reassurances that they will not be subject to attack.

I had thought that North Korea might compromise even a bit in order to speed up talks on normalization of diplomatic ties, but as always our message fell on deaf ears.

In 1993, Israel and North Korea were moving towards an agreement in which North Korea would stop sending any missiles or military technology to the Middle East and Israel would recognize that country. President Clinton intervened and blocked it.