http://korea.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for Korea en Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2515482 unknown@ma.gnolia.com Saved By: kenbothe | View Details | Give Thanks Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2515482cssweb designtutorialpythongridwebdesignresourceweb developmentvirtualizationWindowsjavascriptoptimizationajaxdevelopmentmad magazinegeekawesomecomicsmontenegroiconsrssNone assignedseedconference37signalscoudal partnersgooglemarketinguserinteractionwordpresssocialgraphicsfreeGmailtime travel4-1captioningSUCKScaptioningclosedcaptioningopenandclosedsouthKoreaelection http://web2announcer.com/go/2045197 unknown@Netscape.com From Flickr: "SafeSearch is a feature that allows you to control what turns up in your searches on Flickr, and it's on for everyone by default. Note: If your Yahoo! ID is based in Singapore, Germany, Hong Kong or Korea you will only be able to view safe content based on your local Terms of Service so won't be able to turn SafeSearch off." A full revolt is going on at Flickr over this censorship. Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:54:29 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2045197flashmobbacklashKoreasingaporeHONGKONGphotosGermanyflickryahooCensorshipNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2036285 unknown@Netscape.com In a time-honored practice in South Korea's corporate culture, the 38-year-old manager at an online game company took his 10-person team on twice-weekly after-work drinking bouts. He exhorted his subordinates to drink, including a 29-year-old graphic designer who protested that her limit was two glasses of beer. Sat, 09 Jun 2007 21:21:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2036285KoreawomencoporategamingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2025605 unknown@Netscape.com North Korea 's sole nuclear reactor for making radioactive material for bombs recently restarted operations after a suspension of some 10 days, an official said Monday. News reports said the halt was due to technical problems at the facility. Mon, 04 Jun 2007 06:56:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2025605N.KoreareactorworksuspendedNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2023950 unknown@Netscape.com Such enthusiasm for a protracted U.S. presence modeled after Korea is grimly ironic. Back in 1964, when "the war in Vietnam was only a small dark cloud on the very distant horizon," President Lyndon Johnson privately told National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy that "getting into another Korea" was the very thing he feared: Sat, 02 Jun 2007 17:42:19 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2023950iraqvietnamKorealyndonjohnsonoccupationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2010330 unknown@Netscape.com North Korea fired several short-range guided missiles Friday in an apparent test launch, South Korean officials and media reports said. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed the launches, but said it was still investigating how many missiles were fired and where exactly the tests occurred. 'The short-range missile launches are believe Fri, 25 May 2007 23:06:55 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2010330NorthKoreamissilesAxisofevilNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1935070 unknown@Netscape.com MUNSAN, South Korea ΓΆβ;¬" The divided Koreas sent trains lumbering through their heavily armed border for the first time in more than half a century Thursday, reaching another symbolic milestone in a reconciliation process often hindered by the North's nuclear weapons ambitions. Fri, 18 May 2007 05:20:37 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1935070NorthKoreafoxnewsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1780570 unknown@Netscape.com A look at a British TV show called 'Cooking In The Danger Zone", which visited Inuit country to eat seal, and South Korea to sample dog meat. Also includes an editorial on whether it's right to decry people who eat dog or seal, while we eat all manner of other meats every day. Mon, 07 May 2007 16:46:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1780570SealdogmeatbritishKoreaukNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1643070 unknown@Netscape.com So as to prevent the spread of nuclear technology world community established the non-proliferation treaty and North Korea signed this treaty under the pressure of international authorities in 1985 also. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 12:49:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1643070NorthKoreaNuclearTechnologyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1554356 unknown@Netscape.com SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reached a deal with North Korea on Sunday to resume massive rice aid to its impoverished neighbor, as well agreeing to the first run of trains across their heavily fortified border in 50 years. Sun, 22 Apr 2007 05:51:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1554356NorthKoreasouthSeoulAidNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1500892 unknown@Netscape.com the father of Virginia Tech shooter Cho Seung-hui reportedly committed suicide. Radio Korea, a broadcaster for Korean expatriates in Los Angeles, said rumors spread in Virginia's Korean community that the killer's father slashed a main artery with a knife after learning that his son was identified as the gunman in the shooting massacre. Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:42:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1500892VTshootingKoreaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1489478 unknown@Netscape.com The Arrival of a Rival for America Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:41:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1489478warRivalamericachinairanNorthKoreajapantravisgosselinNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1472825 unknown@Netscape.com South Korea may suspend rice aid to North Korea to ratchet up pressure on the North to comply with its nuclear disarmament pledges after it missed a deadline to shut an atomic reactor. Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:48:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1472825reportsKoreamayHaltAidNorthNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1467486 unknown@Netscape.com Photos from North Korea - the world's last remaining totalitarian state. Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:11:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1467486NorthKoreastalintotalitarianNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1461647 unknown@Netscape.com An American delegation traveled to North Korea last week ostensibly to recover the remains of missing U.S. troops. Hitching a ride, almost unnoticed, was the highest-ranking Bush administration official known to have visited Pyongyang since 2002. Sun, 15 Apr 2007 20:19:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1461647bushadvisorPlayskeyrolenKoreaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1367781 unknown@Netscape.com North Korea's top nuclear negotiator told a visiting American delegation Monday that U.N. inspectors would be invited back once $25 million in frozen funds are released, but said it could be difficult for Pyongyang to meet a Saturday deadline for shutting down its main nuclear reactor. Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:48:41 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1367781NorthKoreaUNinspectorsAllowNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1354626 unknown@Netscape.com The United States did not act to prevent a recent shipment of arms from North Korea to Ethiopia, even though sketchy intelligence indicated the delivery might violate a U.N. Security Council resolution restricting North Korean arms sales, Bush administration officials said yesterday. Sun, 08 Apr 2007 16:56:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1354626usAllowednKoreaARMssaleNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1353102 unknown@Netscape.com Three months after the United States successfully pressed the United Nations to impose strict sanctions on North Korea because of the country's nuclear test, Bush administration officials allowed Ethiopia to complete a secret arms purchase from the North, in what appears to be a violation of the restrictions, according to senior American officials. Sat, 07 Apr 2007 23:45:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1353102NorthKoreaethiopiaUNARMssanctionsusforeignpolicyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1337921 unknown@Netscape.com A rabbit breeder who sold 12 of his animals to North Korea so the communist country could start its own breeding program fears they have been eaten by officials. Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:43:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1337921weirdasiaNewsKorea http://web2announcer.com/go/1277239 unknown@Netscape.com The fate of 12 German giant rabbits delivered to North Korea is in doubt. The breeder who sent them suspects they have been eaten by top officials rather than used to set up a bunny farm. Berlin's North Korean embassy denies the allegation. One thing is sure: the country will have to find another seller. Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:30:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1277239NorthKoreagiantrabbitsfoodshortageNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1103176 unknown@Netscape.com From the article: "Talks on North Korea's nuclear program ground to a halt in Beijing on Thursday, with the North Korean and Russian envoys both leaving for the airport after four days of negotiations went nowhere. North Korea had avoided discussing a February deal to shut its main nuclear reactor by mid-April since the talks began on Monday, demanding that $25 million frozen in a Macau bank first be transferred to a bank in Beijing." Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:40:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1103176NorthKoreaNuclearSixnationtalksdiplomacyjapanUnitedstatesrussiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1077107 unknown@Netscape.com China said Tuesday that North Korea was ready to close its main nuclear reactor and allow UN inspectors back, despite the Stalinist regime refusing to budge until it received 25 million dollars. Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:45:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1077107NorthKoreareactornukesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1034101 unknown@Netscape.com North Korea told delegates at international nuclear talks on Saturday that it is preparing to shut down its main nuclear facility, South Korea's chief nuclear envoy said, a key step promised in a landmark pact last month. Sat, 17 Mar 2007 13:16:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1034101NorthKoreaNukeNuclearNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1002149 unknown@Netscape.com North Korea says it's "willing to fully cooperate" with international monitors in shutting down its main nuclear facility as soon as Washington lifts financial sanctions against a Macau bank, the U.N. nuclear chief said Wednesday. Thu, 15 Mar 2007 03:00:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1002149NorthKoreaNuclearreactorsanctionsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/944208 unknown@Netscape.com U.S. and South Korean war games on the divided peninsula have the effect of holding a gun to North Korea's head and could hamper efforts to negotiate an end to its nuclear weapons development, Pyongyang said. Sun, 11 Mar 2007 06:42:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/944208NorthKoreawaramericaNuclearweaponspyongyangNews http://web2announcer.com/go/929426 unknown@Netscape.com The abrupt end to normalization talks between Japan and nuclear-armed North Korea is casting a shadow on US-led efforts to halt the Stalinist state's nuclear weapons drive. Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:55:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/929426japanKoreausNews http://web2announcer.com/go/915242 unknown@Netscape.com A top North Korean official said the U.S. must lift sanctions against his country before it will shut down its nuclear reactor as part of an international disarmament deal, news reports said Friday. Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:55:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/915242nKoreawantssanctionsliftedNews http://web2announcer.com/go/898036 unknown@Netscape.com Japan and North Korea chose the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, as the venue for their delicate talks on normalising relations after decades of hostility. Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:50:41 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/898036vietnamjapanNorthKoreaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/896206 unknown@Netscape.com The general in charge of U.S. forces in South Korea said Wednesday he remains wary of North Korea 's nuclear intentions, despite Pyongyang's recent agreement to begin dismantling its weapons programs in return for aid. Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:47:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/896206generalusstillWaryNorthKoreaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/885122 unknown@Netscape.com From the article: "Bilateral talks between North Korea and Japan aimed at normalizing diplomatic relations - a key part of Pyongyang's agreement to shut down its nuclear program - have been canceled, the North Korean Embassy said Wednesday.The embassy did not provide a reason for the abrupt move, which came hours after the start of the talks." Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:34:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/885122japanNorthKoreatalksdiplomacyasiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/840344 unknown@Netscape.com South Korea again criticized Japan's prime minister Saturday for disavowing his country's responsibility for using Asian women as sex slaves for Japanese troops in World War II. Sun, 04 Mar 2007 02:49:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/840344japansouthKoreawarbrothelNews http://web2announcer.com/go/826525 unknown@Netscape.com The United States appears to have made a major intelligence blunder over North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, one that may have exacerbated tensions with Pyongyang over the past four years and goaded Kim Jong-Il into pressing ahead with last October's live nuclear test, intelligence and Bush administration officials have said. Sat, 03 Mar 2007 03:12:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/826525NorthKoreanukesciaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/807858 unknown@Netscape.com North Korea's No. 2 leader Kim Yong Nam said Thursday his government is committed to denuclearization, according to pool reporters accompanying South Korea's delegation to inter-Korean ministerial talks in Pyongyang. Thu, 01 Mar 2007 15:54:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/807858NorthKoreaKimyongnamnulcearprogramdenuclearizationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/796152 unknown@Netscape.com American intelligence officials are publicly softening their position, admitting to doubts about how much progress the uranium enrichment program has actually made. The result has been new questions about the Bush administration's decision to confront North Korea in 2002. Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:19:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/796152UraniumKoreaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/794596 unknown@Netscape.com More than 1,000 people remain hospitalized with measles following a November outbreak in impoverished North Korea. Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:41:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/794596013TreatedforMeaslesnKoreaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/791812 unknown@Netscape.com North Korea appears to have started complying with a recent nuclear disarmament agreement, but U.S. intelligence officials are telling skeptical lawmakers they will continue to watch the country's actions closely. Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:09:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/791812usnKoreaImplementingNucleardealNews http://web2announcer.com/go/717668 unknown@Netscape.com A HUGE sandstorm containing toxic dust from China was due to hit South Korea last night, starting a seasonal event blamed for scores of deaths and billions of pounds in damages. Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:52:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/717668chinaKoreatoxicStormpollutionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/715856 unknown@Netscape.com An external audit of U.N. funds in North Korea is a hostile maneuver by the United States, Pyongyang said in a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon circulated on Thursday. Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:46:39 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/715856NorthKoreaushostilityNews http://web2announcer.com/go/708205 unknown@Netscape.com Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday expressed concerns about China's military build-up and also questioned whether North Korea would follow through on its commitments in a recent nuclear deal. Fri, 23 Feb 2007 06:50:41 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/708205cheneyRaisesconcernschinaNorthKoreaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/696410 unknown@Netscape.com He didn't have time to meet Japan's defense minister, who has questioned the Iraq war, but Vice President Dick Cheney squeezed in a chat on Thursday with a couple whose daughter was kidnapped by North Korea decades ago. Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:09:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/696410cheneymeetsnKoreaAbducteesparentsjapanNews http://web2announcer.com/go/683550 unknown@Netscape.com Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author and foreign policy expert. On February 9, Michael Shank interviewed him on the latest developments in US policy toward Iran, Iraq, North Korea and Venezuela. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:19:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/683550noamchomskyNorthKoreairaniraqinterviewNews http://web2announcer.com/go/684420 unknown@Netscape.com What appears to be a simple maritime accident can have very different implications in the eyes of military experts. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:03:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/684420NorthKoreajapanNews http://web2announcer.com/go/629754 unknown@Netscape.com Senior Bush administration officials say Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sidestepped policy review procedures to gain approval of a deal with North Korea. Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:43:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/629754condoleezzariceKoreadealNews http://web2announcer.com/go/584211 unknown@Netscape.com The Bush administration called a deal to begin dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program a breakthrough, but the North's history of broken promises kept the celebrations to a minimum. Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:36:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/584211bushWelcomesNorthKoreaagreementNews http://web2announcer.com/go/567845 unknown@Netscape.com greed Tuesday to shut down its main nuclear reactor within 60 days at talks with the U.S. and four regional powers and eventually dismantle its atomic weapons program. Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:06:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/567845KoreaNuketalkNews http://web2announcer.com/go/569009 unknown@Netscape.com A tentative agreement Tuesday on initial steps toward North Korea's nuclear disarmament could set the stage for the first concrete progress after more than three years of talks marked by delays, deadlock and the communist country's first nuclear test explosion. Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:53:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/569009NucleartalksNorthKoreaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/552092 unknown@Netscape.com The United States urged North Korea on Monday to stop haggling and just close a deal on giving up nuclear arms, after six-country talks snagged on Pyongyang's demands for energy aid worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Mon, 12 Feb 2007 06:18:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/552092KoreaNukeusNews http://web2announcer.com/go/551496 unknown@Netscape.com Envoys at talks on dismantling North Korea 's nuclear program said Monday that the possibility of a last-minute breakthrough rested solely with Pyongyang, dimming hopes for progress as the negotiations entered their final day. Mon, 12 Feb 2007 06:17:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/551496EnvoysNuketalksDependNorthKoreaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/549979 unknown@Netscape.com The United States and South Korea need to speed up talks this week on a free-trade pact to finish before a looming legal deadline at the end of March, the chief U.S. negotiator said on Sunday. Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:16:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/549979fastprogresssouthKoreatradetalksusNews http://web2announcer.com/go/545300 unknown@Netscape.com The global satellite photo service provided by search engine Google reveals images of key military facilities in South Korea, raising security concerns. Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:07:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/545300KoreamilitarybasesgoogleEarthNews