Korea in dilemma over US request for sanctions against Iran

[ The Korea Times ] 6 Dec

Korea is now in a dilemma over what stance it should take as the United States recently asked for its cooperation in toughening sanctions on Iran for its alleged pursuit of nuclear weapons programs, officials and experts said Tuesday.

As already reported yesterday by Imposing Headlines quoting The New York Times, a senior American diplomat urged South Korea on Monday to suspend imports of Iranian petrochemicals as Washington tried to rally international pressure on Iran to stop its nuclear program

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Samsung not Seeking iPhone 4S Ban In Korea

Full Story: Chip Hazard

Samsung says it will not be involved in legal battles against Apple’s iPhone 4S in its hometown South Korea. The move comes as a positive response indicating a desire to avoid negative publicity from trying to deprive its people of the new device.

A senior Samsung executive said, “We concluded that we should engage in legal battles with Apple only in the global market, but not in order to gain more market share in Korea,” reports Chip Hazard.

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