2003.11.29

DPRK fury over nuclear 'breach'. [BBC News ] Pyongyang accuses Washington of breaching a nuclear agreement and calls for compensation.   2003.11.29

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Ashikaga Bank (Kyodo) UPDATE Regional lender Ashikaga Bank to be nationalized by Japan with one trillion yen of public funds was used as funds conduit to North Korea.   2003.11.29

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U.S. Offers Condolences for ROK Death (AP). The top U.S. military commander in South Korea offered condolences today over the death of a South Korean woman in a traffic accident involving an American soldier.   2003.11.29

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Japan-Spy Sat Launch (Kyodo) UPDATE Controllers forced to blow up rocket carrying pair of space satellites just 13 minutes after launch. Today's launch failure is seen as a major blow to Japan's space and intelligence program.       2003.11.29

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SDF Ground Troops Might Be in Iraq in February (Reuters). More than 500 Japanese non-combat ground troops could be sent to southern Iraq in February and March according to a draft plan for their dispatch.     2003.11.29

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Talks Could Fail if No DRPK Pledge to Scrap Nukes (Reuters). Multilateral negotiations aimed at persuading North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program might collapse if Pyongyang refuses to renounce its aims at the next round of talks, the Mainichi Shimbun reported today.   2003.11.29

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Xbox makes gains as Japanese price cut bites. [The Register] Japanese charts show big consumer uptake.   2003.11.29

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