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U.S. readies for 'real and clear danger' from North Korea
North Korea has threatened the United States with a nuclear attack. In response, Washington has made plans to send a missile defense system to Guam, officials said Wednesday.
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Stefan Karlsson Currency exchange rates: How did the dollar do in 2012?
The US dollar fell against most other currencies in 2012, with only the Indian rupee, the Brazilian real and the Japanese yen falling in value against the US dollar.
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Stefan Karlsson Japan's new inflationary strategy: wrong target
The cause of Japan's deflation isn't monetary, it's demographic. Inflationary policy won't work in the long term.
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Via illegal cellphone call, North Korean brother reaches out to his South Korean sister
Two siblings reconnected when one took a huge risk to ask for financial help. It is estimated that about $10 million flows into South Korea each year as defectors reach out to try to assist their families.
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Korean baseball: Could scandal unseat the country's most lucrative sport?
As Korea's eight baseball teams wind up spring training in the US and Japan, their sport is reeling under a bribery scandal that could threaten baseball’s ascent as the national pastime.
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Stefan Karlsson Yearly roundup of world currencies: The yen, the rupee, and everything in between
How 14 of the world's largest currencies fared against the dollar in 2011.
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Stock market: Fears ease over North Korea
Stock market futures in US edge up as tensions ease over Kim Jong Il's passing. Asia markets close lower, but stock market in Germany, Britain, and France recover.
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Japan's fresh claim to disputed islands reignites feud with South Korea
A Japanese defense report released today reiterates the country's claims to a small chain of islands that South Korea also claims as its own.
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South Korea goes wild as Pyeongchang wins bid to host 2018 Winter Olympics [VIDEO]
The International Olympic Committee's selection of Pyeongchang, South Korea means the 2018 Winter Olympics will be held in Asia for the first time since the 1998 Games took place in Nagano, Japan.
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Currency markets: Yen tumbles after intervention
Currency markets reversed some of the gains of the yen after the G-7 announced that they would intervene to reduce the value of the yen. The Japanese currency lost nearly two yen against the dollar on currency markets.
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Stock prices mixed as traders watch Koreas
Stock prices: World markets cautious as South Korea begins military drill.
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Obama's Asia visit: Do free trade deals really boost economies?
President Obama hopes to ink a US-South Korea free trade agreement Thursday. Trade deals among Asian countries are all the rage, but some say they may not have much impact.
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Japan beats archrival Korea in World Baseball Classic showdown
For Koreans and Japanese, the game carried far more significance than Red Sox-Yankee-type rivalries.
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