(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES throughout with meeting with Russian envoy, backgrounds)
By Lee Chi-dong

HANOI, March 7 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean captain committed suicide after
allegedly stabbing one crewman to death and wounding two others in a late-night

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional comments, remarks by Sung Kim, backgrounds)
By Lee Chi-dong
INCHEON, March 7 (Yonhap) -- Stephen Bosworth, the new U.S. special

SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks are expected to remain highly
volatile next week on investor concerns over fallout from the ongoing global

SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea blasted South Korea on Saturday for
describing it as an "immediate and grave threat" in its new defense white paper,

INCHEON, March 7 (Yonhap) -- Stephen Bosworth, the new U.S. special
representative for North Korea policy, said Saturday that his government is

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with remarks from President Lee, more details)
By Byun Duk-kun
JAKARTA, March 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Saturday

SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog officially
recommended that nine local mutual savings banks increase their capital base to

(ATTN: ADDS comments by Korean team manager in 6th, 9th para)
TOKYO, March 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea got off to a good start in the regional

TOKYO, March 6 Kyodo -
(EDS: UPDATING WITH DETAILS OF TALKS WITH NAKASONE, KAWAMURA)
Japan and the United States renewed their warning Friday for North Korea to