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China has imposed a massive news blackout on the deadly police suppression of a village protest in Dongzhou earlier this month,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
China's state controlled media have been nearly silent about the December 6 incident in which activists say some 20 people were shot dead by police while protesting against a local power plant,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
The only official news coverage has alleged that three civilians were killed and several injured after protesters attacked police,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], forcing officers to respond.
The news blackout extends to the Internet,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], where reporters say sophisticated filtering has blocked foreign news stories and prevented search engines,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], such as Google,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], from looking for keywords associated with the shootings.
But media rights group Reporters without Borders says some Internet users have successfully published messages about the incident in chat rooms by alluding to the shootings without mentioning specifics,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
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International airline users traveling by Korean Air no longer need to waste time standing in line to check in at airports,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. Starting Tuesday Korean Air adopted a "web check-in" service,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
This will allow international travelers using Korean Air to choose their own seats through the Internet and print out their boarding passes wherever they wish,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
Korean Air is the first Korean airline to implement the service,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
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The Japanese government has given instructions that sentences like,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], ��Japan has a dispute with Korea over Takeshima�� -- the Japanese name for Korea��s Dokdo islets -- in high-school textbooks for use next year must be changed to, "Korea claims ownership over Takeshima," thus turning the truth on its head. The instructions say it must be made explicit that the islets are properly Japanese territory."

When Korea and China confronted Japan over the habitual historical and political distortions in its textbooks,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Tokyo until a few years ago said it could do little to interfere with textbooks,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], which are approved but not published by the state. There was at least a pretense of holding individual publishers responsible to that. Now Tokyo nakedly wrests the discretion from private publishers and bullies them into printing the government propaganda.
What is Japan hoping to achieve by implanting a fresh claim to territory it already tried to plunder 100 years ago in the minds of its people? Are they all meant to take to the streets when they grow up,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], demanding the return of Takeshima from the imperialists?

Already Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's repeated visits to the martial Yasukuni Shrine have chilled Japan's relations with its neighbors to their lowest temperature in decades. But despite failing so spectacularly to gain the trust of its neighbors,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Tokyo thinks it can push for a greater role in the international community. Northing could be more misguided.

We too, however, have to accept a share of the blame for Japan��s swagger. Around this time last year, when the island country��s Shimane Prefecture instituted a "Takeshima Day" even as the increasingly prominent right wing in Japan put out textbooks whitewashing the country��s wartime atrocities,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the president said,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], "We can no longer sit idle before fresh attempts at hegemony. They will be struck down one and all." You can almost hear Japan snicker at the presidential promise as it turns up the provocation over Dokdo again this year.

If a country is to rebuff another��s designs on its territory,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], it must plumb for one of two options: rely on its own strength or,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], failing that,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], enlist the help of an ally capable of the job. That has been a basic principle of international politics for millennia. If you are merely bluffing,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the other side will call your bluff.

For Korea to stand up to a country like Japan with an economy 10 times the size of ours is impossible without a powerful ally. The Korea-U.S. alliance that once sustained us and maintained stability when Seoul-Tokyo relations became brittle,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], has been shaken to the core in the three years the Roh administration has been in power. Tokyo knows that Seoul has maneuvered itself into a diplomatic corner: that is why it is acting so shamelessly in the Dokdo question.
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The state-owned United Arab Emirates company that is set to take over management operations at six U.S. ports is requesting a 45-day review from the U.S. panel that approves foreign investment in the United States. The move is unlikely to stem debate about security concerns, if the UAE takes over the U.S. ports' management.
Britain's Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company wants to sell its port management operations in the United States to Dubai Ports World,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a state-owned firm from the United Arab Emirates.
The multi-agency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has approved the deal, but politicians from both major U.S. political parties have lined up in vocal opposition. Critics worry about UAE connections with the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and say the ports deal threatens U.S. national security.
Republican Senator John Warner told the NBC television program Meet the Press that Dubai Ports World, Congress and the White House have hammered out an agreement for the deal to undergo a 45-day review period.
"And this is the copy of the agreement, which is now being delivered to the administration and to members of Congress," said John Warner. "And it really spells out unequivocally the willingness of this company to give every means of support to help work this thing out."
Speaking on the same program, Republican Congressman Peter King, who has been one of the staunchest critics of the deal, called the investigation a positive step. But he said he would reserve his judgment,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], until he sees more details.
King added that he wants assurances that cooperation with a UAE company does not turn out to be what he called "an alliance of convenience."
"I would have to be shown that there is nobody in the government today of UAE, which had ties to the Taleban or to al Qaida, no one within this company has ties to al Qaida or the Taleban, because, remember, this was only four and a half,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], five years ago, that they were very close to bin Laden; they were supporting the Taleban," said Peter King.
Meanwhile, the Bush administration said it would welcome a review period. White House Homeland Security Advisor Fran Townsend told Fox News Sunday the review will give time for the American public to learn the facts.
"Because,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], once people understand that security is never going to be outsourced,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], it will continue to be handled by the men and women of the Coast Guard and Customs and Border Patrol, and that this is really a commercial deal, where the security concerns have been addressed, that's a good thing, and people will be more comfortable with it," said Fran Townsend.
In answer to a question about whether opposition to the UAE ports deal amounts to anti-Arab bigotry, Townsend called the UAE an ally,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and said all U.S. allies should be treated equally.
James Zogby,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], of the non-profit Arab-American Institute,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], told CNN's Late Edition he believes American politicians are aggravating prejudice against Arabs in their opposition to the ports deal. He adds that,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], although the White House wants to see the deal go forward, the administration's emphasis on terrorist threats has fueled conditions for such strong public sentiment.
"And the reason why people are afraid is because leadership led them down this path, it exploited the fear, the concern, and it used an Arab bogeyman to do it," said James Zogby.
President Bush has defended the deal, saying it does not jeopardize U.S. security. He has repeatedly said the UAE is an ally in the war against terrorism, and cautioned that the United States,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], in his words,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], should "not send mixed messages to friends and allies."
The six U.S. ports affected are Baltimore,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Miami, Newark, New Orleans, New York, and Philadelphia.
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The government is drafting a law to compensate families of South Koreans taken to North Korea after the armistice in 1953 and financially support repatriated victims,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].

The ministries of unification and of government administration and home affairs aim to have the bill passed after a public hearing later this year. It would compensate families of abduction victims who have yet to return or repatriated following a stay of more than three years in the North. Payouts will be based on the period they spent in the North and their living conditions. If abduction victims died or were injured in torture or other abuses,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], their families will be entitled to compensation no matter how long they were held in the North. However,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], repatriated abduction victims who spied for or otherwise benefited the North are excluded.
The law will compel the government to work for the release of abduction victims and acknowledgement of their existence by the Communist country. It will only benefit victims who were kidnapped after the Korean War. A law compensating South Koreans kidnapped during the war will be discussed later. According to the government,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a total of 3,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],790 South Koreans were kidnapped by North Korea during the war. Of those,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 3,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],305 people have come home.
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Syrian troops remove tank on transporter,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], as they leave position in Daher El-Baidar mountain region of Lebanon
Syria's ambassador to the United States says his government will fully withdraw from Lebanon as soon as possible,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], perhaps in less than two months.
Speaking at Georgetown University in Washington,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Wednesday Ambassador Imad Moustapha said the timing of the withdrawal will be determined by Syrian and Lebanese military officials,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who are set to meet next week.
Earlier,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had agreed to present by early next month a firm timetable for the pullout.
Mr,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. Annan also said he will soon release the findings of the U,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].N,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. investigation into the February assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. But he added that a second probe may be needed,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
Mr,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. Annan spoke after news reports said early findings show signs of negligence and possible evidence tampering by Lebanese authorities,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
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Japan has extended economic sanctions on North Korea for six months saying the North failed to address the issue of its abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 80s satisfactorily. The U.S. seems to be unhappy. Washington said outwardly it understands Tokyo��s position,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but under the surface there were complaints. The U.S. is discussing removing North Korea from the list of terror sponsoring nations as a reward for the North disabling its nuclear program,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], so Japan's attempts to link the problem of taking North Korea off the terror-sponsoring country list with the abduction issue constitute a stumbling block to U.S.-North Korea dialogue.
Washington is concerned about Japan's hardline approach and has raised doubts about a DNA test that showed that remains sent back from North Korea were not in fact those of the most famous abduction victim,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Megumi Yokotga,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], which has galvanized Japanese sentiment. Some diplomatic sources in Washington think Japanese rightwingers or "neocons" are distorting the truth by messing with the DNA tests.
The Japanese government announced in late 2004 that DNA tests of the cremated remains North Korea said were those of Megumi Yokota were in fact those of two others. The Japanese were naturally furious, and Tokyo took a series of hardline measures including economic sanctions.
But the international scientific community says it is basically impossible to identify genes from cremated remains. The science journal Nature in February 2005 took formal issue with the Japanese government's DNA test formula,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
The Japanese government on Dec. 9, 2004 commissioned the National Research Institute of Police Science under the National Police Agency to identify genes from samples of Yokota��s remains, but the testing failed. The government then reassigned the task to a Teikyo University research team,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], less experienced in DNA testing,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], which later announced it confirmed the remains were not Yokota��s.
The problem arises from the fact that the academic in charge of the research team backtracked in an interview with Nature,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], saying it could not be said for certain that the remains were not those of the woman who was abducted on a Japanese beach at the age of 13. In the wake of a refutation of the interview by the Japanese government, Nature sought another interview with the professor; the Japanese government gagged him by appointing him to the National Research Institute of Police Science,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and requiring him to seek approval from the National Police Agency for any media interviews.
Dr. John Butler at the National Institute of Standards and Technology,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a U.S. authority on gene inspection,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], said in a recent telephone interview with the Chosun Ilbo it is almost impossible to identify genes from remains cremated at 1,200 degrees. World-renowned gene identification experts deny the Japanese government's assertion that genes were extracted from the remains North Korea forwarded to Japan.
One Japan expert says Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is having some trouble expunging the legacy of the neocons, including the possibly bogus Yokota DNA story. Few Japanese people know that their government's announcement on the matter was full of holes; perhaps that is why the Japanese public is furious about North Korean leader Kim Jung-il's reported remarks that there are no more Japanese abductees in the North.
I have no intention whatsoever to defend North Korea��s bizarre abductions of foreign nationals. But it is a serious matter if the Japanese government is involved in the manipulation of the facts or tacitly approved it for political purposes. It behooves Japan to reveal the truth about the DNA test, a problem of its own creation. It would be the first step toward truly resolving the abductions issue and help denuclearize North Korea.
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Washington wants Seoul to shoulder a greater share of the upkeep of the U.S. Forces Korea. U.S. Ambassador Alexander Vershbow said Wednesday his government is stretched by the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. ��The U.S. would like Korea to share the level of support up to 50 percent in terms of non-personnel stationing costs,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],�� he said. That refers to all costs for keeping U.S. forces here other than labor costs. Vershbow told the Korea Defense Daily,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a newspaper published by the Defense Ministry,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Seoul's new administration could reach an agreement "for a longer term, instead of having to negotiate every year or a year and a half.��
South Korea currently pays some 41 percent of the upkeep. But the U.S,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. says that it is less than the contribution of other host countries like Japan and Europe. Vershbow��s remarks follow demands by other senior U,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].S,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. officials including U.S,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. Forces Korea Commander Burwell Bell,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. They come ahead of President Lee Myung-bak��s visit to Washington,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
Bell had told the Kwanhun Club,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a gathering of senior journalists,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], in July last year that South Korea should pay 50 percent of the cost here. Pundits say that in the face of public opposition,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the new pro-American Korean government will have difficulty deciding on how much it will increase its share.
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In a Democratic Party financial meeting on Wednesday, Chairman Chung Se-kyun said, "Strategy and Finance Minister Kang Man-soo, the chief government economic policy maker, has won the president's trust but not that of market players, financial officials and the people.

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Grand National Party presidential hopefuls Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye have both unveiled programs to achieve 7 percent economic growth. They revealed them in answers to a panel of academics who monitor the election for the Chosun Ilbo. As economic stimulants,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Lee proposes a cross-Korean canal,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], investment promotion through a world-standard business environment and huge investment in science and technology. Park stresses the importance of revitalizing business investment,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], enhancing competitiveness of human resources by way of an educational,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], scientific and technological revolution and encouraging women to work by supporting them in bringing up children.
Both presidential contenders agree on the need for massive tax reduction and deregulation to reinvigorate investment. Lee promised to provide ordinary newlywed couples with homes up to 82.5 sq.m and bringing home ownership to 115 percent - in other words,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], allowing some people to own a second home. He also pledged to ease concerns about retirement by extending the retirement age.
To boost Korea��s educational competitiveness,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Park for her part promised to give colleges more autonomy in selecting new students and allow the public to make a direct choice on the standardization of high schools.
The Chosun Ilbo advisory panel said both hopefuls are pursuing market-friendly policies and stress the need to create more jobs,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but their plans are sketchy in detail.
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Biopharmaceutical company Medi-Tox said Wednesday that it had obtained a license from the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) to sell its own developed botulinum toxin,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
The botulinum toxin well known as Botox by U,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].S,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. pharmaceutical company Allergan is made to use bacterial toxins for medical purposes,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. It was originally developed as a drug to treat infantile paralysis but is now popular cosmetically as a drug that can reduce fine lines bringing a smoother appearance to the face,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
The company said that the license has made it the fourth company to produce Botox. It will be named ��Medi-Toxin�� and put on the market through Pacific Pharmaceuticals in the first half of the year at the earliest,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], they added.
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The Bank of Korea forecasts economic growth slowing to the mid 4-percent range next year as exports remain sluggish due to a slowdown in the global economy. In a report to the National Assembly on Monday,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the central bank said Korea's economy may face downside risks arising from North Korea's nuclear test earlier this month. The central bank left its key interest rate unchanged for the second straight month in October after raising it five times in less than a year to curb inflation. This year the government projects GDP growth at around 5 percent,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], thanks to brisk exports and a sustained expansion in private consumption.
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Uri Party chairman Moon Hee-sang said Thursday a ��significant change�� to the armistice that has divided the two Koreas since the Korean War could come within three years,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
But Moon told a luncheon meeting with Japanese reporters during a visit to Tokyo that while unification of the two Koreas ��is the long-cherished wish of 70 million Koreans,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], I don��t think a speedy reunification would necessarily have desirable results.�� The two Koreas stand little chance of achieving unification in the next five years and need to pick the right timing for unification considering the cost,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], he said.
Asked about concerns that South Korea��s quest for greater independence could erode the established Korea-U.S.-Japan axis,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the ruling party chairman said,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], ��The misunderstanding may have been caused by our conduct toward North Korea in the six-party talks�� on Pyongyang��s nuclear program. ��But they are part of our strategy to bring North Korea to the negotiating table. The basis of cooperation among the three countries is not in doubt.��
He said Tokyo was a concerned party in negotiations for a proper peace treaty for the Korean Peninsula to replace the armistice. In return,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Seoul ��will make diplomatic efforts to help Japan improve deadlocked relations with the North and normalize diplomatic relations�� with Pyongyang,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], he said.
Turning to Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi��s controversial visits to the Yasukuni Shrine,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], which honors convicted war criminals among the island country��s war dead,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Moon said,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], ��As a nation that was invaded by Japan,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], we don��t welcome the visits. If I must choose between not visiting and visiting,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], of course I hope the prime minister will not visit the shrine.��
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North Korea and Japan are reportedly set to meet for talks on normalizing bilateral ties next week. According to Japan's Kyodo news agency,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the two sides have agreed to meet in Hanoi,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Vietnam on March 7 and 8.
It will be the first bilateral talks between Tokyo and Pyongyang in more than a year. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki said in a news briefing that Tokyo will pursue progress in the nuclear talks,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but its aid to Pyongyang will be tied to progress in the abduction issue.
The abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 80s is a long-standing issue between the two countries,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. North Korea has admitted to kidnapping 13 Japanese citizens and has allowed five to return to Japan,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
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A Korean-made robot took third prize for rescue robots at the RoboCup World Championship 2006 in Germany. The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) said Monday the Roscue (robot for rescue) jointly developed by Prof. Kang Sung-chul at the school��s Intelligent Robotics Research Center,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Prof. Lee Seok-han of SungKyunKwan University and Yujin Robot ranked third in terms of its capacity to travel in rough terrain in the category. The competition ended Sunday in the German city of Bremen.
Rescue robot Roscue scales a wooden structure during the RoboCup 2005 in Japan,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]./Provided by KAIST
In the category,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], robots are tested for capacity to locate victims and check their physical conditions in a mock-up of a building destroyed by an earthquake. A total of 23 teams from nine nations participated in the category,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], where Korea ranked behind Japan and Iran.

��The Roscue is an improved model of the RobHaz,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a robot developed to work in hazardous environments that was dispatched to Iraq last year,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], with higher speed and lighter weight,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],�� Prof. Kang said. ��It has increased capacity to travel in bumpy areas and can write a map by measuring distances with a laser sensor and locate victims with a thermal infrared camera.��
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Villagers look on at a body of a cyclone victim, unseen,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], floating in the river Payra in Borguna,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Bangladesh, 18 Nov 2007 The Bangladeshi government says 2,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],300 people were killed by the powerful cyclone that battered the south of the country last week,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but aid organizations say the toll could be much higher.
The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society said Sunday the death toll could reach 10,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],000 after more victims are discovered in hard-to-reach areas.
Authorities say Cyclone Sidr destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], washed away roads and cut off electricity and telecommunications. The damage has made it difficult for local and international aid agencies to reach affected areas.
Bangladesh has deployed military ships and helicopters to help the relief efforts,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
U.S. military ships also are heading to Bangladesh to assist in relief operations. The U.S. government says it has provided more than two million dollars in initial aid and is also airlifting plastic sheeting, hygiene kits and other supplies for survivors.
President Bush and his wife, Laura,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], offered condolences to the victims of the storm.
At the Vatican, Pope Benedict called for "every possible effort" to help the victims of the Bangladesh cyclone and he offered prayers for the dead.
The United Nations' humanitarian chief said Friday the U.N. has made several million dollars in emergency aid available to Bangladesh. And the World Food Program said it is sending rations for up to 400,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],000 people affected by the storm.
Storms batter Bangladesh every year,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], killing hundreds of people. A cyclone that hit the country in 1970 killed about half a million people. Another in 1991 killed more than 130,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],000.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
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