InfoAnda - SKorea: NKorea's border-crossing ban 'regrettable'

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

China has 'canceled US credit card': lawmaker | 1 May 2009
Lefty looking better: Mickelson making progress with new putter | 3 September 2011
Sean Hayes to host Broadway's Tony Awards | | 25 May 2010

All-round pessimism after dud Middle East summit | International | | 25 September 2009

">Forum Views () ">Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : SKorea: NKorea's border-crossing ban 'regrettable'

Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail Yahoo! Search Search: Sign InNew User? Sign Up News Home - Help Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Secondary Navigation Australia China India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Thailand Vietnam Search Search: SKorea: NKorea's border-crossing ban 'regrettable' By KWANGTAE KIM,Associated Press Writer AP - Monday, March 16 SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's ruling party and several of the nation's companies urged North Korea on Sunday to end its ban on border crossings by workers at a joint industrial park, while Seoul called the ban regrettable. ADVERTISEMENT North Korea first closed the border on March 9 after cutting off the only remaining hot line with the South to protest its ongoing military drills with the United States. The North says the exercises are a rehearsal for an invasion. The two Koreas use the hot line to coordinate the passage of people and goods through their heavily fortified border. The North reopened the border Tuesday but closed it again Friday, stranding hundreds of people working in the Kaesong industrial complex. The North's move is "very regrettable," Unification Minister Hyun In-taek said at a meeting with South Korean business owners who run factories in the sprawling complex. South Korea's ruling Grand National Party urged the North to end the ban. The corporate council made up of South Korean companies working in Kaesong also called on the North to immediately normalize border traffic, saying in a statement that the North's move led to a "complete paralysis of business operations" in the complex. The North, however, allowed a South Korean construction worker suffering from spinal cord disease to cross the border into the South on Sunday evening, Unification Ministry spokesman Kim Ho-nyeon said. No details were given. The two Koreas are still technically at war because their 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty. Tension on the peninsula has intensified in recent weeks after the North announced plans to launch a satellite, which many regional powers suspect is a cover for a test of long-range missile technology. The border restrictions have caused jitters among South Korean business owners at the complex. "I have not decided whether I should build more factories ... as the situation keeps deteriorating," said Yoo Byeong-gi, head of television parts maker BK Electronics. The complex combines South Korean technology and management expertise with North Korea's cheap labor. It has been a key source of much-needed hard currency for the impoverished North. The more than 100 South Korean factories in Kaesong employ about 38,000 North Korean workers. Nearly 730 South Koreans were stuck in the Kaesong complex Sunday but all were believed to be safe, Seoul's Unification Ministry said. Meanwhile, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il inspected a military unit and watched a firing exercise, the official Korean Central News Agency said Sunday, without specifying when and where. Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Recommend this article Average (0 votes) Sign in to recommend this article » Most Recommended Stories » Related Articles: Asia Pacific Violence mars Pakistani anti-government protestAP - 50 minutes ago China Panchen Lama: Tibet should value China ruleAP - 2 hours 4 minutes ago No Tibet freedom without Communist Party: Panchen LamaAFP - 2 hours 32 minutes ago Afghan NATO supply terminal attacked in PakistanAP - Monday, March 16 Pakistani protesters clash with police in LahoreReuters - Monday, March 16 Most Popular – Asia Pacific Viewed Arrest warrant issued for Lindsay Lohan For sale: nagging wife, very high maintenance Bailed-out AIG plans bonuses worth millions: report World Bank warns of "very dangerous" year ahead Iran says oil market oversupplied View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Community - Intellectual Property Rights Policy - Help

Other News on Sunday, 15 March 2009
Kidnapped aid workers freed in Darfur | International |
Arrest warrant issued for Lindsay Lohan | Entertainment |
Bollywood's Shilpa Shetty to visit sick Jade Goody | Entertainment |
Bolivia passes land from rich to poor | International |
West lowers sights in Afghanistan: diplomats
U.S. couples accused of buying babies plead not guilty
Israel's Olmert makes final effort to free soldier
Wife of Gabon's President Bongo dies: report | International |
NASA readies for Sunday space shuttle launch
Populist Iraqi Shiite falls victim to power, money
Bailed-out AIG plans bonuses worth millions: report
British NATO soldier, five Afghans killed
Arrest warrant issued for Lindsay Lohan
Olmert makes final effort to free soldier | International |
Sudan says kidnapped aid workers freed
OPEC facing output cut choice at key meeting
Iraqi security leader wants 'war of intelligence'
Madagascar president denies rival power grab
Bin Laden: Arab leaders 'complicit' with Israel
Skull found at suspected mass grave in Turkey
Facebook fun goes mobile with iPhone applications
Journalism evolving, not dying: science author
Mexico extradites 2 homicide suspects, 5 others
Obama creates special panel on food safety
Obama, Lula to focus on economy
Four questioned over N. Ireland soldier killings
Six hurt in crowd for Next Top Model audition | Entertainment |
Pakistan puts ex-PM Sharif under house arrest
Oil spill ship's owners misled us: Australia
US: 5 militants killed in Afghan raid
NKorea's Kim says regime is 'invulnerable'
Macau denies Hong Kong lawmakers entry
Pakistan opposition head Sharif under house arrest
China recovers $1.2 bln embezzled in coal region
Sri Lanka war zone hospital out of supplies
OPEC oil cartel set for crucial output meet
Pakistani opposition leader Sharif detained
Macau still worth a gamble: analysts
Beijing sends patrol ship to South China Sea
G20 bridges differences before key finance summit
China's last eunuch spills sex secrets
Obama soothes China on US debt
Chaos erupts in crowd at NYC 'Top Model' auditions
Iran, China firms sign 3 bln dollar LNG deal: report
Rare Superman comic sells for $317,200 on Internet
Satyam gets 'adequate bid response'
US-ENTERTAINMENT Summary
Iran, China sign $3.2 billion gas deal
California court issues warrant for Lindsay Lohan
No dancing in public in Dubai: report
British film stars pay tribute to Minghella
Ex-WWE champ, Andrew Martin, found dead in Fla.
Comic Relief raises record $79.6 mln
Bollywood's Shilpa Shetty to visit sick Jade Goody
Pakistani protesters clash with police in Lahore | International |
2 Israeli envoys make final push to free soldier
Madagascar opposition leader says controls army | International |
Four NATO soldiers killed in Afghan blast
Kidnapped aid workers freed in Darfur | International |
N.Ireland's police chief says militants number 300 | International |
Netanyahu woos Livni in secret talks
Bomb kills four NATO soldiers in Afghanistan | International |
Turkey failing on minority property rights
Rival Islamist groups clash in Somalia, 11 killed | International |
U.N. takes over Chad force amid growing Darfur fears | International |
Crunch time for Hamas prisoner swap talks: Israel
Bureaucracy, clashing rules hinder Iraq investment | International |
French in show of force in deadly Afghan valley
Pope to Africa to urge world not to forget neediest | International |
China's last eunuch spills sex secrets | International |
Merkel wants tighter gun control after school deaths
In bad economy, TV news turns to average Americans | Entertainment |
No Tibet freedom without Communist Party: Panchen Lama
Afghan NATO supply terminal attacked in Pakistan
Surgeries stop at Sri Lanka's war zone hospital
China sends large patrol boat to South China Sea
Protests against Pakistani government turn violent
Pakistan police battle protesters as crisis grows
SKorea: NKorea's border-crossing ban 'regrettable'
Chinese airline suspends flights on financial woes
Police: Separatist rebels kill Indonesian soldier
Malaysia cuts foreign worker permits by 70%
In bad economy, TV news turns to average Americans
Washington protester who outlasts presidents
France's puppet rulers turn 20
Sammy Davis Jr.'s widow dies at age 65
Dead 'unable to rest in peace' in Singapore
Report: Separatist rebels kill Indonesian soldier
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph	VPN on MacOSX	BlogMeter 1.01