INCHEON, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean court handed down jail terms to the
captain and two crewmen of a Chinese fishing boat on Friday for assaulting Korean

By Kim Young-gyo
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- An academic forum will be held next week to discuss
how North Korean films have changed since the communist regime first introduced

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SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean men's handball squad departed Friday
on a 13-day trip to Europe where it plans to play local clubs to warm up ahead of

SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- The story of American football star Hines Ward, born
of a Korean mother and an African-American father, is to be made into a film, a

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SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state media on Friday released

By Yoo Cheong-mo
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak on Friday urged South Korean
labor unions to learn a lesson from the insolvency crisis at General Motors and

SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- Remains of South Korean soldiers killed in action
during the Korean War were enshrined at Seoul's National Cemetery, the defense
ministry said Friday.

SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- The shareholders of Korea Express Co. approved Friday
a company plan to take over Kumho Rent-a-car Co. for 307.3 billion won (US$224.3
million).

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By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- Seoul's top diplomat on Friday said the six-party