Explorer crosses Taklamakan desert on foot

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A South Korean explorer said Sunday he successfully crossed the Taklamakan desert in Central Asia on foot. The Yonhap News Agency said Nam Young-ho claims to have walked nearly 280 miles across the desert from China's Hotan Prefecture to Aral, Kazakhstan, starting Oct. 3.

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Explorer crosses Taklamakan desert on foot

News Source: United Press International | about 1 month ago

A South Korean explorer said Sunday he successfully crossed the Taklamakan desert in Central Asia on foot. The Yonhap News Agency said Nam Young-ho claims to have walked nearly 280 miles across the desert from China's Hotan Prefecture to Aral,...
S Korea`s October trade surplus $3.79 bn!

News Source: Zee News | about 1 month ago

Updated on Sunday, November 01, 2009, 11:09 IST Seoul: South Korea's trade surplus was USD 3.79 billion in October, with imports declining more sharply than exports, the government said in a preliminary report on Sunday.
South Korea likely to post October trade surplus of US$3.79b

News Source: Channel NewsAsia | about 1 month ago

South Korea's trade surplus was 3.79 billion dollars in October, with imports declining more sharply than exports, the government said in a preliminary report on Sunday. Exports fell 8.3 per cent year-on-year to 34.03 billion dollars last month,...