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The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday.
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday.
U.S. insists on suspension of energy aid to N. Korea
WASHINGTON -- The United States insisted Monday that no further energy shipments
will be made to North Korea unless the North agrees to a complete protocol for
verification of its nuclear facilities.
"We've talked to the other four parties about this issue, and I think, in the
absence of an approved verification protocol, it's going to be hard to go forward
with future fuel shipments," State Department spokesman Robert Wood said. Russia,
China, Japan and South Korea are at the table with the United States in
denuclearization talks with North Korea.
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Bush says Kim Jong-il is testing 6-way talks ahead of Obama's inauguration
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President George W. Bush has urged the incoming Barack Obama
administration to keep alive the multilateral talks on ending North Korea's
nuclear ambitions, which he said will be tested by North Korean leader Kim
Jong-il.
"The key is to be firm and patient with a structure that will enable the next
president or the next president after that to be able to solve the problem
diplomatically," Bush said aboard Air Force One en route to Afghanistan Sunday,
according to a transcript released by the White House.
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U.S. says it will continue to raise kidnapping issue with N. Koreans
WASHINGTON -- The United States Monday said it will continue to raise the issue
of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens decades ago at multilateral talks
on the communist state's denuclearization.
Danny Russel, director of the Office of Japanese Affairs at the State Department,
also supported Japan's decision not to join four other parties in providing the
North with heavy fuel oil promised under a nuclear deal.
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N. Korea condemns Japan as 'irresponsible' on fuel aid
SEOUL -- North Korea condemned Japan on Tuesday for "irresponsibly" failing to
provide energy aid it promised under a nuclear deal.
The North was promised 1 million tons of heavy fuel oil or their equivalent in
return for disabling its main nuclear complex and providing a list of its nuclear
programs under a six-party agreement signed in October last year.
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N. Korea could have as many as 20 nuclear bombs: lawmaker
SEOUL -- North Korea appears to have succeeded in developing small nuclear bombs
light enough to be loaded onto conventional missiles, posing threats to
neighboring states even greater than large weapons, a ruling party legislator
said Tuesday.
Rep. Kim Hak-song of the Grand National Party said the communist nation could
have produced over 20 atomic bombs.
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S. Korea will strive for 3 pct growth in 2009
SEOUL -- The South Korean government said Tuesday that it will strive for 3
percent economic growth in 2009 despite the worldwide slump in consumption,
business investment and employment conditions.
In its economic management plan, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance said full
fledged stimulus programs including deregulation, tax cuts and increased state
spending should help to sustain growth in the new year.
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Gov't to provide 1.65 tln won for state-run banks
SEOUL -- The government said Tuesday that it will invest 1.65 trillion won
(US$1.24 billion) in three state-run lenders to facilitate corporate loans and
support export transactions.
The Ministry of Strategy and Finance said the capital injection will improve the
capital adequacy ratio of Korea Development Bank (KDB), Export-Import Bank of
Korea (Korea Eximbank) and Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK). The ratio is a key
barometer of a bank's financial soundness, and measures the percentage of a
bank's capital to its risk-weighted credit.
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Lee says economic crisis to peak in first half of 2009
SEOUL -- President Lee Myung-bak said Tuesday that South Korea's economic
downturn is expected to hit bottom during the first half of next year, vowing to
act "speedily and effectively" to minimize its negative impact.
Presiding over an expanded Cabinet meeting to discuss key economic policy goals
for 2009, Lee instructed top policymakers to address the ongoing economic crisis
with their sights set on the post-crisis global economic order and new
opportunities.
(END)
U.S. insists on suspension of energy aid to N. Korea
WASHINGTON -- The United States insisted Monday that no further energy shipments
will be made to North Korea unless the North agrees to a complete protocol for
verification of its nuclear facilities.
"We've talked to the other four parties about this issue, and I think, in the
absence of an approved verification protocol, it's going to be hard to go forward
with future fuel shipments," State Department spokesman Robert Wood said. Russia,
China, Japan and South Korea are at the table with the United States in
denuclearization talks with North Korea.
-----------------
Bush says Kim Jong-il is testing 6-way talks ahead of Obama's inauguration
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President George W. Bush has urged the incoming Barack Obama
administration to keep alive the multilateral talks on ending North Korea's
nuclear ambitions, which he said will be tested by North Korean leader Kim
Jong-il.
"The key is to be firm and patient with a structure that will enable the next
president or the next president after that to be able to solve the problem
diplomatically," Bush said aboard Air Force One en route to Afghanistan Sunday,
according to a transcript released by the White House.
-----------------
U.S. says it will continue to raise kidnapping issue with N. Koreans
WASHINGTON -- The United States Monday said it will continue to raise the issue
of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens decades ago at multilateral talks
on the communist state's denuclearization.
Danny Russel, director of the Office of Japanese Affairs at the State Department,
also supported Japan's decision not to join four other parties in providing the
North with heavy fuel oil promised under a nuclear deal.
-----------------
N. Korea condemns Japan as 'irresponsible' on fuel aid
SEOUL -- North Korea condemned Japan on Tuesday for "irresponsibly" failing to
provide energy aid it promised under a nuclear deal.
The North was promised 1 million tons of heavy fuel oil or their equivalent in
return for disabling its main nuclear complex and providing a list of its nuclear
programs under a six-party agreement signed in October last year.
-----------------
N. Korea could have as many as 20 nuclear bombs: lawmaker
SEOUL -- North Korea appears to have succeeded in developing small nuclear bombs
light enough to be loaded onto conventional missiles, posing threats to
neighboring states even greater than large weapons, a ruling party legislator
said Tuesday.
Rep. Kim Hak-song of the Grand National Party said the communist nation could
have produced over 20 atomic bombs.
-----------------
S. Korea will strive for 3 pct growth in 2009
SEOUL -- The South Korean government said Tuesday that it will strive for 3
percent economic growth in 2009 despite the worldwide slump in consumption,
business investment and employment conditions.
In its economic management plan, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance said full
fledged stimulus programs including deregulation, tax cuts and increased state
spending should help to sustain growth in the new year.
-----------------
Gov't to provide 1.65 tln won for state-run banks
SEOUL -- The government said Tuesday that it will invest 1.65 trillion won
(US$1.24 billion) in three state-run lenders to facilitate corporate loans and
support export transactions.
The Ministry of Strategy and Finance said the capital injection will improve the
capital adequacy ratio of Korea Development Bank (KDB), Export-Import Bank of
Korea (Korea Eximbank) and Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK). The ratio is a key
barometer of a bank's financial soundness, and measures the percentage of a
bank's capital to its risk-weighted credit.
-----------------
Lee says economic crisis to peak in first half of 2009
SEOUL -- President Lee Myung-bak said Tuesday that South Korea's economic
downturn is expected to hit bottom during the first half of next year, vowing to
act "speedily and effectively" to minimize its negative impact.
Presiding over an expanded Cabinet meeting to discuss key economic policy goals
for 2009, Lee instructed top policymakers to address the ongoing economic crisis
with their sights set on the post-crisis global economic order and new
opportunities.
(END)
