TOKYO (AFP) - Japan called Saturday for cooperation on ending North Korea's nuclear drive as its foreign minister held rare joint talks with regional powers China and South Korea. Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura, China's Yang
South Korea will announce the resumption of US beef imports Thursday despite mounting protests sparked by mad cow fears, the ruling Grand National Party said.A meeting early Thursday of senior government and GNP officials agreed that
South Korea's inflation is likely to stay far above the central bank's target this year due to high oil prices and a weak won, a bank official said Wednesday.The Bank of Korea's inflation target range is 2.5 to 3.5 percent for this year.
