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  • ASSOCIATED PRESS
North Koreans mark the 62nd anniversary of their country by laying flowers at the foot of a giant statue of their founder Kim Il-sung in Pyongyang.

    N. Korea sanctions continue as U.S. seeks talks

    The United States sees no signs that North Korea is ready to meet Washington's conditions for rejoining talks aimed at dismantling the rogue regime's nuclear program, so the U.S. will continue to enforce sanctions, an American envoy said Thursday.


  • South Korean President Lee Myung-bak test drives an electric vehicle at the compound of the presidential house in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Chun Soo-young)

    Hyundai shows off SKorea's first electric car

    Hyundai Motor unveiled its first electric car Thursday _ the BlueOn _ as it moves to catch up with Japanese rivals that have jumped ahead in the field.


  • Briefly - Asia

    Philippines official says police may have shot hostages


  • ASSOCIATED PRESS President Barack Obama walks down the stairs from Air Force One upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010.

    'Green' jobs no longer golden in stimulus

    Noticeably absent from President Obama's latest economic-stimulus package are any further attempts to create jobs through "green" energy projects, reflecting a year in which the administration's original, loudly trumpeted efforts proved largely unfruitful.


  • FIFA delegation concludes tour in Houston

    The United States made its pitch for the World Cup. Now it's time to wait.


  • Kim Dong-Ho, festival director of the Pusan International Film Festival, speaks during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. The biggest film festival in Asia showcases 308 films from 67 countries and runs from October 7-15. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

    Zhang Yimou romance to open Pusan Film Festival

    Zhang Yimou's new romance will kick off the 15th edition of Asia's leading film festival, and Oliver Stone and Juliette Binoche will be among the event's guests, organizers said.


  • Deputy National Security Adviser Thomas Donilon (left) and National Economic Council Director Lawrence H. Summers are in Beijing to meet with Chinese leaders to steady U.S.-China relations upset by disputes over currency, trade and military affairs. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool)

    China, U.S. meet amid tensions over trade, military

    Senior U.S. and Chinese officials met Monday to steady relations upset by disputes over currency, trade and military affairs despite calls for a tougher line on Chinese economic policies that some say are contributing to American unemployment.


  • World Scene

    Senior U.S. and Chinese officials met Monday to steady relations upset by disputes over currency, trade and military affairs, despite calls for a tougher line on Chinese economic policies that some say are contributing to American unemployment.


  • SANDERS: Captains squabble as Japan drifts

    Japan's ship of state has sailed into the perfect storm.


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