By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called on the
country's business firms on Monday to invest in developing environmentally

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The government said Monday it will nearly double the
size of existing exhibition centers in the country by 2012 to help build up the

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SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- A total of 2,809 North Koreans arrived in South Korea

By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- A key supporter of former President Roh Moo-hyun
admitted Monday in his first court hearing that he evaded 29 billion won (US$22.1

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The American manager of the Lotte Giants, a South
Korean pro baseball club, has been invited to U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's

By Tony Chang
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean prosecutors on Monday dropped their probe
into a former spy chief who admitted leaking information about his contact with

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SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies are planning to increase

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Monday.

By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The government demanded Monday that media workers
immediately end their strike, refuting their accusations that it is trying to