2006.01.18

Japan-TSE (VOA) Tokyo Stock Exchange to cut back hours amid panic; Livedoor faces delisting. 2006.01.18

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Japan-TSE (Kyodo) Update Tokyo Stock Exchange, overwhelmed with Livedoor shock selling orders, announces it will start afternoon sessions 30 minutes late from tomorrow. Choppy trading predicted. 2006.01.18

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DPRK-PRC (VOA) Both North Korean and Chinese official media finally confirm that Kim Jong-Il spent eight days in China. 2006.01.18

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Japan-Stocks (Kyodo) Updated Deluge of sell orders prompts Tokyo Stock Exchange to call early trading halt. 2006.01.18

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Japan-Livedoor (Reuters) Livedoor shares suspended from trading as more allegations emerge. Prosecutors, meanwhile, begin reading through 100,000 seized e-mails. 2006.01.18

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Japan-Stock Market (Bloomberg) Tokyo stocks continue to fall for second straight day amid Livedoor shock.Benchmark index falls more than 400 points in morning session. 2006.01.18

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Japan-Space (Kyodo) Technical glitch forces postponement of Japanese satellite launch. 2006.01.18

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USA-DPRK (Sunday Times) Former South Korea unification minister warns U.S. audience that America is risking all-out war with North Korea. 2006.01.18

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Japan-Iran (VOA) Japan taking a diplomatic approach to Iran's threats to produce nuclear weapons.   2006.01.18

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Japan-Whaling (Reuters) Japan being asked by 17 countries to halt whaling in Southern waters.   2006.01.18

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DPRK-PRC (Kyodo) North Korean dictator believed to be in Beijing but Chinese government stays mum. 2006.01.18

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Raid on Japanese Internet Company Provokes Tokyo Stock Plunge. [VOA] Benchmark Nikkei index plummets 462 points as prosecutors raid one of Japan's most high-profile Internet companies, Livedoor. 2006.01.18

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ROK-Cloning (Chosun Ilbo) Cloning cult offers job to disgraced South Korean stem cell scientist. 2006.01.18

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