SEOUL, Dec.

BUSAN, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's main sea port will become a regular stopover destination for very large foreign container vessels, the Busan Port Authority (BPA) said Saturday.

SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean oil companies announced Saturday they
secured rights to develop four prospective oil blocks in Colombia.

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

Today in Korean history

Dec. 21

1905 -- Ito Hirobumi is named Japan's first ruler of the Korean Peninsula after
masterminding the takeover of Korea.

SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government is expected to allow the
construction of a 555-meter-tall skyscraper near a key air base on the outskirts

SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean religious group said Saturday that it
has flown a fresh batch of leaflets condemning North Korean leader Kim Jong-il

SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse may try to regain the 1,200 mark
next week on the strength of a stable foreign exchange rate and a recent rally in

SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- Nineteen North Korean defectors will stand trial in
Myanmar on charges of illegally entering the country after they were arrested

SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said only an
"idiot" would trust North Korea and reiterated that Washington would suspend