Australia, South Korea 1st Round FTA Talks “Constructive”-Min (Nasdaq) CANBERRA -(Dow Jones)- First round talks between Australia and South Korea toward a free trade agreement were "constructive", Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean said Monday, with the two nations hopeful of a swift resolution to the talks. [News Source]

donga.com[English donga] (donga.com) The main opposition Democratic Party is increasingly blatant in its intention to derail consensus building between the ruling and opposition parties on media law. [News Source]

Pasado’s Safe Haven: Charity is force for animals (Seattle Times) Susan Michaels and Mark Steinway shared a dream. [News Source]

The global food crisis. It is the simplest, most natural of acts, akin to breathing and walking upright. We sit down at the dinner table, pick up a fork, and take a juicy bite, obliv­ious to the double helping of global ramifications on our plate. [News Source]

The global food crisis. It is the simplest, most natural of acts, akin to breathing and walking upright. We sit down at the dinner table, pick up a fork, and take a juicy bite, obliv­ious to the double helping of global ramifications on our plate. [News Source]

Pasado’s Safe Haven: Charity is a force for animals but critics question tactics, finances (Everett Herald) © Copyright 2009, The Daily Herald Co. MONROE -- Susan Michaels and Mark Steinway shared a dream. On a timbered patch of land in east Snohomish County, the husband and wife team dedicated a decade of their lives to creating an animal rescue sanctuary. [News Source]