2005.09.08

PRC bank named in DPRK probe. [BBC News ] Bank of China is named in a Wall Street Journal report as the subject of an American inquiry into an illicit North Korean fund-raising network. 2005.09.08

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Japan-Typhoon (Kyodo) UPDATED Typhoon Nabi, now downgraded to a low pressure system, left behind a trail of destruction in Japan with nearly 30 dead or missing. 2005.09.08

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15,000 Bangladeshi workers in ROK fear arrest . (Daily Star) Around 15,000 Bangladeshi workers in South Korea are now in panic apprehending arrest for illegal stay beyond a deadline given by the authorities asking migrant foreign workers without valid documents to leave. 2005.09.08

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DPRK nuke talks to resume. [BBC News ] The six-nation talks on North Korea's illegal  nuclear program will resume on September 13th, according to hosts China. 2005.09.08

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USA wants DPRK human rights abuses highlighted. (AFP) U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Rice says a newly named human rights envoy for North Korea will raise the profile of the human rights situation in the reclusive state. 2005.09.08

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