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Korea is a significant market for American semiconductor producers -- in 2005, the Korean semiconductor market was approximately $4.5 billion.

I see a lot of Hispanic workers being promoted by Korean business owners. This morning, I joked with my Latino workers that I only saw two of them marching.

Our focus remains on diplomatic efforts to get six-party talks under way as a means of reaching the goal of a dismantlement of the North Korean program and a denuclearized Korean Peninsula.

Regarding exports of North Korean missile technology, export of technology is trade and if there are buyers, we'll sell.

Our objective, ... is to help relieve the suffering of the North Korean people, despite our concerns about the North Korean government's policies.

Our nation must manage significant national security challenges over the next several years. We are already facing a potential conflict with Iraq, new challenges on the Korean peninsula, and key decisions in the president's plans to transform the military.

I worked hard and exerted efforts thinking Daewoo's growth and development were contributing to the national economy, ... I apologize for causing worry to the Korean people through the Daewoo incident.

I was really bothered by it. I grew up around many Asian cultures, Korean one of them. A lot of my best friends were Korean growing up. I just didn't understand. Later on I realized that was built up by certain people and that was directed at me, negative energy from other things, not even resulting around the sport, but around politics, using me to stand on the pedestal as the anti-American sentiment.

While the domestics are still spending far more proportionally, the numbers are not as far off as they had been. Our January sales forecast predicted that domestic automakers earned approximately 54 percent market share of new vehicle sales, and that Japanese, European and Korean automakers would earn 35 percent, 6 percent and 5 percent, respectively.

We have our inspectors still on the ground, still monitoring the freeze of North Korean nuclear activities.

We hope the two sides will continually enhance mutual respect in a spirit of compromise and cooperation, and strengthen exchanges and cooperation in every field in order to create favorable conditions to realize final, peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula.

We hope the second round of Beijing talks will start as early as possible, to promote the dialogue for a peaceful resolution of the North Korean nuclear issue.

We do look forward to a step-by-step process where we can see changes in North Korean behavior and where we can improve the relationship with North Korea,

While 2006 earnings targets appear achievable, we are concerned with the projected sustainability of volume and margins at the core Auto division. Fiat is not alone in lowering costs within its industrial base. Rival volume makers such as VW, Renault, Peugeot-Citroen, GM and Ford will also make significant restructuring improvements. In addition, Japanese and Korean market share gains are set to accelerate, putting manufacturers like Fiat on the hot seat.

We have to work together with our allies around the world -- especially the Japanese, the South Koreans, the Russians and the Chinese -- to demonstrate that North Korea's actions are inappropriate, ... We don't want the Korean Peninsula to have any nuclear weapons on it.

Unlike the Afghans and Iraqis, the South Korean people solidly supported the American military presence, which was part of a United Nations operation.

We are committed to the maintenance of peace and stability on the peninsula and support continuation of the six-party talks and look forward to concrete and verifiable progress toward a complete and permanent nuclear weapons-free Korean peninsula.

We are headed to Pyongyang to attempt to clarify the remaining problems and urge the North Korean government to return to the talks in two weeks with a very positive outlook and approach,

We do expect that this project will be very viable to many Korean consumers.

We believe fallout from the Asian currency crisis will lead to steep cuts in capital spending programs at many of the leading Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese firms.

Western ghosts are evil, but Korean ghosts are about making peace. That is part of our Korean psyche.

What is the point of the army without weapons? ... Korean government should concentrate on arming itself for national defense rather than collecting young men.

I like Korean employees and I like Korean tenants,

I'm really happy to see the explosion of interest in Korean food, and this hybrid Korean-American [food].

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un reportedly has had 15 of his top officials executed. So the lesson here is when Kim Jong Un comes to work with a new haircut, you tell him, 'Looking good, Un.'

If Sony's not going to show 'The Interview,' that's it. No more North Korean movies for me.

There is actually a thought out there that the Korean who did test positive, tested positive because he failed to properly process a therapeutic use exemption. I don't know if that's a fact. Appeals come after the event.

We risked our lives for a South Korean dream. But many of us feel like boat people even if we are in the South. I sometimes ask myself a dangerous question. If a war breaks out, should I fight South Koreans or should I shoot at my relatives in the North?

We think this is very bad for Korean consumers and very bad for the industry in Korea and for mature innovation. Challenging the decision in Europe in court, we think we are going to win. Challenging this decision in court, we think we are going to win.

The problem is that Beijing places far greater priority on North Korean stability and regime survival than on the peninsula remaining nuclear-free.

There is no rift between the United States and South Korea. We are close allies. We are close partners in a broad bilateral relationship and particularly in our common approach to denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.

The Philippines was with the U.S. in the Second World War, in the Korean War, in the Vietnam War, and now in the war against terrorism.

We announced the scheme in 2002 and postponed the start day twice due in no small part to requests of the Korean government.

While it's not appropriate for us to discuss specifically what the Korean FTC is looking at, suffice it to say that we have been and will continue to cooperate.

We will continue consultations with friends and allies in light of this latest move from the North Korean regime,

Fifty million dollars is more of a symbolic gesture from the Korean government.

Familiarity has a lot to do with it. We haven't seen a lot of the Korean and Japanese pitchers. But when we face Mexico, it's more like a major league game to us.

But the lead will be short-lived as the Korean companies will be able to make panels at lower costs in their new factories after output increases in the second half of this year.

But North Korea's betting with its strongest hand failed to spur its negotiations with North Korea, but instead worsened the crisis situation on the Korean peninsula.

Both sides reiterated their commitment to a peaceful resolution of the Korean nuclear issue by dialogue.

The government is committed to deepening ties with North Asia -- building on mature links with Japan, expanding ties with China and continuing support for peaceful outcomes on the Korean Peninsula.

While the United States is a significant supplier to the South Korean food and fiber market, U.S. competitors such as Australia, New Zealand and Canada are securing greater shares of the South Korean market.

While the Japanese government was not particularly optimistic about the results of these meetings, the fact that no forward-looking attitude was shown by the North Korean side is regrettable.

Wittingly or otherwise, the US negotiating team has executed an apparent cave-in - embracing precepts crucial to North Korean objectives but inimical to Washington's own,

There is nothing inevitable about the tensions between our two countries or on the Korean peninsula or in the region,

We will be in a position relatively soon to welcome North Korean refugees in the United States.

With regard to the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula I think it conforms to the common interest of all parties involved to move forward the six-party talks process.

You have to give the Korean team some credit. If you make a mistake they'll put the bat on the ball.

We expect that the evidence it collects of Intel's Korean business practices will be made available to AMD, as will be the case in Japan, and that ultimately Intel will have to respond to it in the US litigation.

We are very disappointed with the commission's decision. Ultimately, we will file a lawsuit in Korean court challenging the decision.

We saw resistance to the initial Korean cars, but that was mainly related to quality. If the quality (of Chinese cars) is up to snuff, if the consumer feels there's value, they'll go for it.

Total net subscriber additions for the Korean market declined from 550,000 and 417,000 in October and November, respectively, to 164,000 in December. The slowdown was caused in part by a government investigation of illegal handset subsidy payments allegedly paid by carriers in previous months.

To talk of 'a peaceful North Korean nuclear industry' is to talk of an imaginary animal, like a unicorn,

Washington is certainly concerned that Seoul's North Korean policy will lean further to the left.

We are taking a number of new steps - defensive measures - that are intended to provide protection against all aspects of the North Korean proliferation threat.

We didn't just play a baseball game, we brought together many Koreans. Each player is trying to win the game, but it's not only about the game. We're bringing Korean people together. I'm really happy for the country. I really hope Japan wins the championship.

Everything today went really well. My mechanics felt better than that one inning I threw against the Korean team. The breaking balls still aren't there yet, but my fastball and changeup felt real good.

Bloomberg Television is the best vehicle for delivering global business TV news to Korean financial professionals. We are working closely with many of the major cable, satellite, and mobile companies to help this market benefit from new technological developments and the gradual change in broadcast regulation in Korea.

At the end of the day we expect that the Korean FTC will conclude that our business practices are both fair and lawful.

At the moment we anticipate that the findings of the Korean investigations will be necessary before we make any final determinations about that paper.

Dr. Perry will travel to Pyongyang along with ambassador Wendy Sherman and a small delegation during the period from May 25 to May 28, ... While there, he will explore and assess in person the views of the senior North Korean officials. He will also consult with South Korean and Japanese leaders, both en route to and returning from the North Korean capital.

First they have got to disarm, create a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula, and once they are back in the NPT with IAEA safeguards, at an appropriate time we'll have a discussion about the subject of the provision of a light-water reactor.

First, they have got to disarm (and) create a nuclear-free Korean peninsula.

feels that there is a growing momentum for the resumption of six-party talks, thus advancing the Beijing process intended to resolve the nuclear and related issues in the Korean Peninsula.

The United States hopes that it can use the four-power talks to bring about a relaxation of the military tensions in the Korean peninsula.

The United States has refused direct talks, has branded North Korea as an axis of evil, has declared an end to no first use of atomic weapons, and has invaded Iraq, and has been intercepting North Korean ships at sea, and has condemned the peace initiatives of Kim Young-sam of South Korea and President Clinton in the United States,

I send you, the Party, the Government and the Korean people, our most sincere congratulations,

I understand we have some North Korean visitors here today.

The rise of the Chinese yards is definitely a risk factor for Korean shipbuilders. Competition is increasing.

I've tried to be inclusive in my '2B' series. Over the course of three books, I wrote African-American characters, a paraplegic character, gay and lesbian characters, a bisexual, Jewish heroine, a multiracial hero, Korean and Chinese-American characters, and a multiracial supporting character.

(The six-party talks) looked like a breakthrough in September 2005, but based on the subsequent interpretation of that by the Korean Foreign Ministry, there is a lot of uncertainty as to where we are.

The speed of capacity increases in China is somewhat threatening to Korean shipbuilders.

The sides discussed the continuation of the fourth round of six-nation talks and developments in the resolution of the Korean nuclear problem.

People don't really assume that I'm Filipino. Of course, they're gonna think, 'Oh, are you some sort of Hispanic?' and you say, 'No, I'm actually not.' I get Korean or Chinese a lot.

North Korean women, in particular, are in extreme peril in terms of being snared by human traffickers either to be sold into marriage to a Chinese person or to be pulled into the sex trade.

North Korean officials have told me that those visits are OK with them. They are ready for them to happen,

After serving in the Korean War, I actually started working towards a master's degree in finance.

A delay does not serve well the North Korean people,

The most pressing issue for the six parties at present is to concentrate on resolving the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula.

South Korean can do more. Japan can do more. The European Union can do more,

Actors, I think, are all the same. Both Korean actors and American actors are all very sensitive people, and they are all curious to know what the director thinks of them and how they are evaluated, and they try to satisfy the director. And they like it if you listen carefully to their opinions and accept them.

Despite the firmness of the statement by the North Korean Foreign Ministry, ... Russia still hopes for the soonest possible resumption of the six-nation negotiations and compromises in settling problems with due consideration of the interests of all sides.

Approval by all the sides of a joint document on the principles and ways leading to the demilitarization of the Korean Peninsula ... would mean a success of the fourth round's continuation,

As far as innovation goes, I can tell you that Korean students are reluctant to step out of line. If I ask questions, nobody raises their hands - not because they don't know the answers, but because they don't want to step out of line.

The model caters to the replacement market where fashion is as much a factor in purchasing decision as function, but it remains to be seen whether European users will adopt it with the vigor that Korean consumers have embraced it.

This is a North Korean state policy to engage in the manufacturing and distribution of counterfeit U.S. notes.

The U.S. should face up to the reality with a cool head and stop at once such criminal moves to throw obstacles to the efforts for peace and security on the Korean Peninsula.

The U.S. removed all nuclear weapons from the Korean Peninsula in the early 1990s.

This is a moment on the Korean peninsula and in our bilateral relations that is rich with opportunity, and we would be poor diplomats indeed if we failed to seize them,

All of my high school male teachers were WWII and/or Korean War veterans. They taught my brothers and me the value of service to our country and reinforced what our dad had shown us about the meaning of service.

Although it would not excuse such alleged acts, ... history records that the early weeks of the Korean conflict were very chaotic.

Americans continue to buy Japanese, Korean and German cars in large numbers and more consumer goods from Asia, in addition to more expensive crude oil and refined petroleum products from abroad.

A lot of times when we work overseas we tend to put the experience of someone who lives overseas, a Chinese person or a Korean person or a Bosnian person, within the prism of an American life.

This line has served as an effective means of preventing military tension between North and South Korean military forces for 46 years,

This is the kind of survey every country does. I would hope the South Korean side understands this. Japan will calmly proceed with its activities in line with international law.

This is unfortunately not inconsistent with past North Korean practice, which is to ignore the needs of its people and let them starve for inexplicable reasons.

As we are Japan-based carrier, planes usually depart from Japan in the morning and come back to Japan in the evening on a common schedule. But for Korean travelers, we arranged planes staying overnight in Korean airports and departing from Korea in the morning.

A stronger won will continue to hurt exports. That will damage the competitiveness of South Korean exports that still play a big role in economic growth.

It was a strike. He's got to take advantage of anybody who throws a strike, whether it's a Japanese, Korean or Iraqi.

It is very important to understand that all the North Korean nuclear energy programs, up to now, all of them have been related to weapons. Not a light bulb has been turned on as a result of the nuclear reactors in North Korea.