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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Chair of 6-party talks temporarily vacant

BEIJING, Feb. 9 KYODO

The chair of the stalled six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear ambitions has been temporarily vacant following the retirement of Wu Dawei as vice foreign minister in January, diplomatic sources said Tuesday.

China completes lighthouse construction in disputed E. China Sea

BEIJING, Feb. 9 KYODO

China has completed the construction of 13 permanent structures built on islands and reefs in the disputed East China Sea to delineate its territorial waters in the oil-rich area, state media reported Tuesday, quoting a Chinese military officer.

U.N. undersecretary general in Seoul prior to visit to N. Korea

Feb. 06 SEOUL, South Korea

Lynn Pascoe (L), U.N. undersecretary general for political affairs, and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Yu Myung Hwan shake hands as they meet in Seoul on Feb. 6, 2010. Pascoe is in Seoul before visiting North Korea from Feb. 9 to 12 as a special envoy for U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. (Kyodo)

Headlines

Feb.10	00:00	China, N. Korea step up drives for revival of nuke talks
Feb.09	22:48	Chair of 6-party talks temporarily vacant
Feb.09	20:16	Avalanches kill 28, injure dozens in N. Afghanistan
Feb.09	19:54	China's auto sales hit record high in January
Feb.09	19:16	Thai police arrest Japanese gangster wanted for murder in Japan
Feb.09	19:13	N. Korea's Kim reiterates call for denuclearization of peninsula
Feb.09	18:44	Strong indications Pakistan Taliban leader dead: Pakistan official
Feb.09	18:42	China replaces Germany as world's largest exporter in 2009
Feb.09	18:40	N. Korea's top nuclear negotiators arrive in Beijing
Feb.09	18:33	Marubeni to build biomass and coal plant in Singapore
Feb.09	18:16	Sri Lankan general treated 'like an animal,' says wife
Feb.09	17:54	China completes lighthouse construction in disputed E. China Sea
Feb.09	17:35	China's auto sales doubled in January from year earlier: Xinhua
Feb.09	17:33	N. Korea's Kim reiterates call for denuclearization of peninsula
Feb.09	17:31	Chinese earthquake activist imprisoned for Tiananmen articles
Feb.09	17:24	N. Korea's top nuclear negotiators in Beijing
Feb.09	17:21	S. Korea orders Toyota to recall Prius over brake problems
Feb.09	17:19	Police act against lumber firm for endangering giant salamanders
Feb.09	17:10	China replaces Germany as world's largest exporter in 2009
Feb.09	15:21	Malaysia's opposition loses legal battle over control of Perak state
Feb.09	15:17	N. Korea's Kim reiterates call for denuclearization of peninsula
Feb.09	15:08	Election campaign kicks off in Philippines
Feb.09	15:07	Australia announces aviation security measures
Feb.09	15:01	Chinese earthquake activist imprisoned for Tiananmen articles
Feb.09	13:06	N. Korea's top nuclear negotiators in Beijing
Feb.09	12:25	N. Korea leader calls for denuclearization of Korean Peninsula
Feb.09	12:14	S. Korea's parliament approves dispatch of troops to Haiti
Feb.09	11:59	Chinese dissident in China imprisoned for Tiananmen articles
Feb.09	10:14	N. Korea leader calls for denuclearization of Korean Peninsula
Feb.09	00:05	Nepal completes discharge of minors from Maoist army
Feb.08	23:36	India estimates 7.2% growth for year ending March
Feb.08	23:17	2 Koreas fail to agree on cross-border tours
Feb.08	22:46	13 soldiers die, 15 wounded in avalanche in Indian Kashmir
Feb.08	21:57	Singapore awards contract to Samsung to build LNG terminal
Feb.08	17:41	2 Koreas end tourism talks without progress
Feb.08	17:26	Post-election turmoil in Iraq won't affect withdrawal schedule: Hill
Feb.08	16:08	Greenpeace activists protest at Japan embassy in Indonesia over trial
Feb.08	15:30	S. Korea eyes return of royal documents looted by Japan decades ago
Feb.08	11:43	S. Korea eyes return of royal documents looted by Japan decades ago
Feb.08	11:32	2 Koreas hold talks on ending suspension of cross-border tours