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DJIA	15,373.80	+19.40	0.13%
S&P 500	1,670.08	+2.61	0.16%
Nasdaq	3,506.46	+7.50	0.21%

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15,373.80

+19.40

0.13%

S&P 500

1,670.08

+2.61

0.16%

Nasdaq

3,506.46

+7.50

0.21%

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STOXX 50	2,822.32	+4.33	0.15%
FTSE 100	6,751.58	+28.52	0.42%
DAX	8,447.64	+49.64	0.59%

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2,822.32

+4.33

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FTSE 100

6,751.58

+28.52

0.42%

DAX

8,447.64

+49.64

0.59%

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Nikkei	15,360.80	+222.69	1.47%
Hang Seng	23,493.00	+410.35	1.78%
S&P/ASX 200	5,209.04	+28.26	0.55%

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15,360.80

+222.69

1.47%

Hang Seng

23,493.00

+410.35

1.78%

S&P/ASX 200

5,209.04

+28.26

0.55%

South Korean Christmas Tree to Provoke North, JoongAng Says

By Bomi Lim - 2010-12-15T00:06:53Z

South Korea will allow a local church to turn a 30 meter (100 foot) tower at its border with North Korea into a brightly lit Christmas tree as part of “psychological warfare” between the two countries, the JoongAng Ilbo reported.

The tower hasn’t been lit up since 2004, according to the Korean-language newspaper report. North Korea, which suffers from energy shortages and relies on outside handouts to feed its 24 million people, had demanded the tower be demolished, JoongAng said.

South Korea in May began radio broadcasts that can be heard in North Korea, ending a six-year moratorium on propaganda, after an international panel concluded the North torpedoed the warship Cheonan, killing 46 sailors.

To contact the reporter on this story: Bomi Lim in Seoul at blim30@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Bill Austin at billaustin@bloomberg.net

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