NYSE lists Barclays iShares GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
More news on the ETF front: Barclays Global Investors Introduces iShares GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust on the NYSE -- Excerpt from the news release: The New York Stock Exchange announced today that the latest addition to the iShares family o

S. Korea acquires Newmont oil sands property

Korea Gas, Yemen LNG stake lift
Korea Gas Corp plans to increase its stake in Total SAs Yemen liquefied natural gas project to 8.88%, according to Bloomberg. The worlds biggest importer of LNG will buy a 2.88% stake from Hyundai Corp by September 2006. The company is investing in

NYSE lists Barclays iShares GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
More news on the ETF front: Barclays Global Investors Introduces iShares GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust on the NYSE -- Excerpt from the news release: The New York Stock Exchange announced today that the latest addition to the iShares family o

Business notebook
Named : Raytheon Co. named Mac Jeffrey, 51, vice president of global public relations. He will be responsible for the Waltham defense contractors media and internal communications as chief spokesman. He was formerly Samsung Group vice president.

North Korea diplomacy the start of more assertive Japan: Abe
(Channel NewsAsia)

N Korea might push Japan to nukes: US
(Sydney Morning Herald)

North Korea to halt relatives reunions
(Sun Herald)

South Brings Capitalism, Well Isolated, to North Korea
When the Kaesong Industrial Park is completed in 2012, it will employ 700,000 North Koreans, the South Koreans say.

Japan set to sanction North Korea
(USA Today)

Japan mulls new N Korea sanctions
(BBC)

Analysis: Japan gets passing grade on N.Korea diplomacy at UN
(Reuters)

Japan, U.S. submit revised N. Korea resolution to UNSC
(Kyodo)

North Korea: A mix-up
(Asahi)

States to sue chip makers over price-fixing (Reuters)
Reuters - Global computer memory chip makers including Samsung Electronics Co. and Micron Technology Inc. were sued on Thursday by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer for allegedly conspiring to raise memory chip prices.

Mobile market woes hit Samsung
Samsung reports an 11% drop in quarterly profits, hit by falling margins for mobile phones and flat screen TVs.

US-Korean trade talks hit rocks
Talks on a free trade agreement between the US and South Korea stumble over drug pricing policies.

States to sue chip makers over price-fixing
SAN FRANCISCO/TOKYO (Reuters) - Global computer memory chip makers including Samsung Electronics Co. and Micron Technology Inc. were sued on Thursday by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer for allegedly conspiring to raise memory chip pric

Samsung Elec Q2 profit falls, recovery ahead
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. 005930.KS reported an 11 percent drop in its quarterly profit on Friday, hurt by shrinking margins in mobile phones and flat screens, but it forecast a recovery across its businesses in the second

Japan diplomacy under fire after N.Korea missiles
(Reuters)