Asia Pacific News – S Korea gov’t open to inter-Korean summit: Unification Minister (People’s Daily)

S Korea gov’t open to inter-Korean summit: Unification Minister (People’s Daily)
South Korea’s unification minister said Friday that his government is open to an inter-Korean summit, although he couldn’t give details on whether the two Koreas are in the process of setting up the negotiation table. “With respect to the summit, we need to take various conditions such as progress on the North Korean (the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) nuclear issue and whether the inter …

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il makes summit offer to South Korea (Times Online)
The North Korean leader, Kim Jong Il, has secretly invited South Korea’s President to a summit meeting in Pyongyang, in a further sign of his regime’s new drive to engage with the outside world, The Times has learnt.

Korean cultural extravaganza to mark 50th anniversary of Malaysia–Korea ties (The Star)
IT WAS a treat for the senses at the Korean Traditional Music and Dance Performance staged at the Craft Complex Ampitheatre in Kuala Lumpur recently. The audience was captivated by the colourful costumes and awed by the richness of a culture unfamiliar to many of them.

Tingyi Targets Up to 16% Growth on China Stimulus, Taiwan Ties (Bloomberg)
Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) — Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. , a Taiwan family business that has become China’s biggest noodle producer, targets as much as 16 percent growth a year as stimulus spending boosts demand for instant food.

Pacific Islands meeting to align response to climate change (People’s Daily)
The Pacific island officials plan to bolster their negotiating position for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in December when they meet in the Marshall Islands at the Pacific Climate Change Roundtable next week. A key focus of the three-day meeting in Majuro will be the Pacific’s strategy at the global climate change meeting to be held in Copenhagen at which world leaders will …

Most Japanese Stocks Drop on Japan Airlines, Economy Concern (Bloomberg)
Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) — Most Japanese stocks fell on concern Japan Airlines Corp. shareholders will be hurt by a turnaround plan and amid doubts an economic recovery will take hold.

Typhoon Lupit to slam Philippines Friday (Asia News Network)
Typhoon Ramil (international codename: Lupit) slowed down then nearly tripled its speed in a matter of six hours as it headed straight to northern Luzon in the Philippines for an expected landfall Fri …..

Imams urge aid for disaster victims in Indonesia, Philippines (The Peninsula)
DOHA: Imams in all mosques in Qatar have urged the faithful during the Friday sermon to donate something to the flood and earthquake victims in the Philippines and Indonesia.

China favours trade links over nuclear politics with North Korea (Sydney Morning Herald)
TUMEN RIVER, China: Mr Wang, a warm but lonely man who says he has no family and no friends, was woken on the night of July 9 by the barking of his dogs outside his shack on the Chinese side of the Tumen River. He ventured out in the rain to find two women with sopping clothes and hair full of leaves and twigs.

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