2003.11.24

Japan-Weapons Export Japan to consider dropping self-imposed ban on weapons exports.     2003.11.24

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S Korea slush fund probe widens. [BBC News ] Prosecutors raid a subsidiary of electronics giant Samsung, in a growing scandal over political donations.   2003.11.24

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Japan-Iraq SDF (Kyodo) SDF study team in Iraq refuses to talk to reporters.   2003.11.24

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Koreas-Border Clash (VOA) There has been a minor and brief border clash at sea between the two Korean navies.   2003.11.24

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ROK-LG Crisis (Reuters) LG card holders in South Korea can once again make cash withdrawals after creditors agreed to extend emergency loans to the country's largest credit card issuer, averting a liquidity crunch that threatened the country's financial system. Crisis causes shares to slump in Seoul in Monday stock trading.     2003.11.24

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ROK-Iraq (Yonhap) South Korea may hedge on sending troops to Iraq.     2003.11.24

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DPRK-Nuke Talks (Kyodo) Confirming what we first reported here two weeks ago: China now says six-way talks on North Korea's nuclear programs likely to be held mid-December in Beijing.   2003.11.24

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High-ranking official sent to Mexico to get FTA on track [The Japan Times] Japan  dispatched a team to Mexico led by a Cabinet Secretariat official to try to get stalled bilateral talks on a free trade agreement rolling.     2003.11.24

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SOFA talks' collapse pinpointed [The Japan Times] The United States asked Japan during talks in July and August to allow U.S. officials to be present during all interrogations of military personnel suspected of committing crimes in Japan, including those arrested at the crime scene.     2003.11.24

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