2003.10.14

Japan-Iraq (Kyodo)   Japan planning to unveil Iraq package before President Bush arrives Friday.   2003.10.14

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Koizumi promises economic shakeup. [BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition] Japan's prime ministers tells voters he plans to reinvigorate economic reform if they back him in a snap election.   2003.10.14

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South Korean Presidency (VOA)   South Korean politicians begin talk about impeaching the President. Meanwhile,  prosecutors begin questioning a former presidential aide over a scandal that has threatened Roh Moo-hyun's leadership.   2003.10.14

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U.S. Woman's Acquittal Upheld in S. Korea [AP World News] A Minnesota woman accused of killing a University of Pittsburgh student in South Korea had her acquittal upheld by an appeals court in Seoul today.   2003.10.14

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S Korea consumers stay negative. [BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition] Growth is likely to remain subdued in South Korea after figures show shoppers are pessimistic about the future.   2003.10.14

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Japan-Markets (Reuters) UPDATED Nikkei closes up 180 points. Dollar rises with BOJ Intervention seen late in Asian trading day.     2003.10.14

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DoCoMo-UK (New York Times)   Looks like i-mode is set to invade Britain. Meanwhile, Keiji Tachikawa, president of NTT DoCoMo has told the ITU in Geneva that the number of subscribers to  i-modehas topped one million outside Japan. 2003.10.14

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Intelligence Puzzle: North Korean Bombs [New York Times] New intelligence estimates that North Korea may have produced one or two nuclear weapons in recent months — or perhaps more — have immersed the administration in another internal debate about the quality of intelligence about illegal weapons. NGG note: A David Sanger bylined story -- thus treat with caution, especially any quotes attributed to unnamed sources.   2003.10.14

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USTR's Zoellick to Attend APEC Meeting in Bangkok, October 17-18 [U.S. Department of State: Washington Files/East Asia and Pacific]   2003.10.14

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Hospital Radiation (Mainichi)   It's been revealed that hundreds of patients at a hospital in Aomori were exposed to excessive radiation. We know of at least one death linked to the overexposures -- there are possibly many more.   2003.10.14

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Asia urged to tighten security. [BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition] Governments and businesses in Asia have been urged to co-operate more closely to combat the threat of terrorism.   2003.10.14

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