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China, Japan, South Korea sign memorandum on food safety

TOKYO: Health ministers from Japan, China and South Korea agreed on Monday to step up efforts to ensure food safety following concerns over pesticide-tainted Chinese dumplings. Japanese Health Minister Akira Nagatsuma, his Chinese counterpart Chen Zhu and South Korean health chief Jeon Jae-Hee signed their first joint memorandum on food safety after a meeting in Tokyo, [...]
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Obama wants progress on Korea-US FTA
Obama wants progress on Korea-US FTA

SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Barack Obama expressed hope to work out details on the pending free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea, eyeing its ratification as early as next year, South Korean media reported Thursday, quoting the president’s interview with a U.S. broadcaster. “We are going to be discussing this with South Korea. [...]
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