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WWF International, UN Global Compact, labour and civil society, as well as the South Korean government. B4E is the largest gathering of leaders from business, government, non-government organisations and the media, with around 1,000 people expected to attend.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) chief urged members Monday to resist protectionist pressure in the wake of the economic crisis, but said hopes of an early deal to free up international commerce are uncertain. "In February this year, the global...

Apparently the reform is a response to inflation which has made the old currency of limited value. However as the article notes people holding the old currency will lose a lot as a result of the change. The top leaders...

But this weekend, Australia [ Images ]n Prime Minister Kevin Rudd [ Images ] has gathered thinkers from around the world to let China know that the sun rises from Australia too. Even though US President Barack Obama [ Images...

The South Korean military is keeping a close eye on reports of unrest in neighboring North Korea, sources say. Local and international reports have indicated the North Korean military was put on heightened alert after a sudden currency revaluation by...

A pro-Pyongyang newspaper confirmed on Friday the secretive North has revalued its currency, a move analysts said was aimed at curtailing a burgeoning market economy and clamping down on merchants. The communist North's official media has kept mum over widespread...

Railway workers, now supported by truckers, declared a strike on Nov 26 that has reduced many internal cargo shipments to less than a third of normal levels. Their protests come as the president, Lee Myung-bak, is vowing to sap the...

A spokesperson said two of the five injured were seriously hurt by the blast, which happened when artillery shells were being tested. Yonhap news agency, which earlier reported about 60 casualties, said later one person was killed and five injured...

A group of U.S. senators urged President Barack Obama Monday to back legislation requiring the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement and a long list of other trade pacts they blame for millions of lost U.S. manufacturing jobs....

President Obama flew to South Korea Wednesday, ending his maiden visit to China and leaving behind a strong impression that the new partnership he seeks with the Asian giant remains to be built, issue by issue. Mr. Obama and his...