*** NEWS IN BRIEF (Part 2)

N. Korea Warns U.S. Troops Against 'Military Provocation'

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean trading companies are rushing to develop
overseas natural resources as part of efforts to seek a new growth engine,

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- The government is ready to take "action" when the
currency market suffers excessive fluctuations, a top economic policymaker said
Thursday.

All information carried by the Yonhap News Agency, including articles,
photographs, graphics, audio and video images, and illustrations (collectively,

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Thursday.

KOSDAQ-open

KOSDAQ 366.00 UP 6.10 points (open)
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By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea may conduct a second nuclear test in

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Yonhap) -- The number of Korean Americans residing in the

By Byun Duk-kun
CANBERRA, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Australian

Weeding out corruption