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• Obama and the president of South Korea, Mr. Lee, are working together in agreement that North Korea's nuclear program need to be addressed and an economic benefit should be worked out to encourage North Korea's cooperation. • The United States is willing to negotiate directly with North Korea in attempt to encourage them to return to the six-party talks. • Recently tensions have risen with North Korea after they proceeded to launch missile tests and underground nuclear tests dispite the six-party and UN's approval. ** This story is very important to people all around the world. President Obama is strengthening ties with countries of asia which is great for United States relations. It is important to keep North Korea's nuclear development under supervision because if North Korea achieves nuclear weapons the world could be as great risk. North Korea has proven to be unpredictable in the past and the United States is partnering up with other countries to keep North Korea from developing nuclear capabilities. This is very important to try and negotiate with North Korea so that they do not reach gain control of nuclear weapons and it is also important to have good relations with North Korea incase they do reach nuclear capabilities.
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What can we learn about the challenges of environmental planning for the 21st century from the experience of China?** China has grown so rapidly that it hasn't been able to sufficiently keep up with itself. The northern land is slowly turning into a desert tundra and the water demands are growing everyday. There is now also a rising demand for cars, which brings up more concerns about carbon emission and building ne w roadways.

**How mi****ght the industrial development in China affect the rest of the developing world?**
 * China heavily depends on it industries for economic growth. This causes a great concern for China's pollution. China relies on coal to satisfy many of its energy demands and this contributes to very high carbon emissions and pollution. This pollution is hurting China and its neighboring countries, yet it also sets an example of what developing countries should be concerned about as their industries begin to grow . **

**Article/Story Date** ** :  Bangladesh forms first tiger plan / October 28, 2009 ** • The Bangladesh government with help from many wildlife organizations has come up with a plan to save an estimated 300-500 bengal tigers in the Sundarbans forest. The Sundarbans forest is • Scientist believe savin g the bengal tiger will in turn save the Sundarbans forest, which is nearly half of Bangladesh's remaining forest. The bengal tiger is the national animal of Bangladesh and it is a main concern for the people. • The plan is said to provide ecological services for the tiger without greatly effecting the people of the region. Saving the tigers and saving the Sundarbans is crucial for Bangladesh with the concerns of climate control. **
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 * This story is extremely important to the people of Bangladesh because it is their national animal that is in risk of becoming extinct. If the tiger dies out it could lead to the destruction of the Sundarban forest which would greatly alter the environment of Bangladesh. It is in the governments best interest to protect the tiger and people are very excited that measures have been taken to protect the livelihood of the tiger and Bangladesh.

Article/Story Date **** : China moves 330,000 in water plan / October 19, 2009 ** **News link (UR****L)** ** : [] ** **List three of the most important or compelling pieces of information from this story or article (in your own words):** • Around 330,000 people from the Henan and Hubei provinces are being relocated to new settlements to make room for the waterways. Many people are complaining that they are being given less land than they currently own. • Many critics believe the water system will not fix the problem in the north. Also, there are concerns that this project could cause some environmental concerns.
 * • China begins work on a 62 billion dollar project to carry water to northern China. The plan is to divert water along three routes from southern, western, and central china to the north where it is very dry and arid.

** **Why is this story significant? How do the events in this story affect the people of this region or the rest of the world?** ** This is significant for the chinese people as their government attempts to solve the water demands of the north. Many people are unhappy about moving into these settlements because they don't want to lose the land they currently own. Some people are skeptical whether this expensive project is going to be effective or not. Lastly, this could be a concern for people all over the world if this projects creates any kind of environmental issue. It will be interesting to see how this plays out and is expected to be completed around 2012.

Article/Story Date ** ** : ** Suicide Bomb Hits UN in Pakistan / October 5, 2009 **News link (URL)****:** @http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8290059.stm • The Taliban is suspected to be behind this after threatening revenge for the death of the leader Baitullah Mehsud who was killed by a US drone attack in August. • 5 WFP staff members were killed, four Pakistanis and one Iraqi, a number of others were hospitalized **
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 * • Suicide bomber targets UN World Food Program in Islamabad, Pakistan.

The Interior Minister of Pakistan, Rehman Malik, responded by saying these attacks would not impair Pakistan's efforts to control the Taliban. He also stated that recent operations against the Taliban have been successful and they are now weak and vulnerable. This is significant because it shows how the war on terror in the middle east is in progress but organizations like the Taliban are still very dangerous.
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