By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court upheld a law on Monday that
bars firefighters from joining or creating a labor union.

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The chief of Ssangyong Motor Co.'s union called for
members Monday to go on strike against potential job cuts amid concerns that the

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- Opposition lawmakers partially disbanded their
occupation of the National Assembly on Monday, opening room for talks following a

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has inspected an
artillery unit, the North's news agency said Monday, continuing a round of

((ATTN: RECASTS lead; TRIMS; ADDS response from US side in para 4; CORRECTS
attendants of meeting in para 3)
By Sam Kim

(By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- A boy lives his whole life believing he is merely a
boy. He knows no other than to love, cherish and respect an older male, his

By Kim Hyun
GOSEONG, South Korea, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- On winter holidays, this northernmost
county on the east coast would formerly bustle with tourists stopping by on their

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- A Japanese animation based on a comic book series
created by two South Koreans will be aired simultaneously this week in South

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans' spending on overseas study and travel in
November declined by the most in a decade due to a weaker won and the slumping

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the
world's third-largest shipbuilder, said Monday that it aims to win orders valued