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Article: BUSINESS IN ASIA TODAY - OCT 5, 2009.
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- October 5, 2009
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Business in Asia on October 5, 2009. A summary prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, market intelligence and business opportunities:
N. KOREA HAS VAST MINERAL RESERVES: REPORT
SEOUL - North Korea is estimated to have mineral deposits worth trillions of dollars but its antiquated mining infrastructure is delaying development, a South Korean government report said. According to the report by the Unification Ministry, which surveyed major mines in the North in 2007, undeveloped mineral reserves in the isolated state are worth 6,984 trillion won (US$5.94 trillion). The ministry, citing the 2007 ...