By Yoo Cheong-mo
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- Polish President Lech Kaczynski agreed to help South
Korean companies participate in the planned expansion of Poland's infrastructure

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- Rival parties on Friday salvaged a last minute
compromise on next year's budget, ending a dispute that has clouded the remaining

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- The head of the minor opposition Renewal of Korea Party
was convicted of violating election law but spared a jail term on Friday for

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- The two electronics parts makers of South Korea's No. 2
conglomerate LG Group decided Friday to scrap a deal to merge with each other,

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- French veterans of the Korean War will arrive here next
week on a Seoul-sponsored program to invite aging veterans to South Korea, where

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest
automaker, said Friday its labor union has agreed to readjust production to

The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Friday.

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 5, 7; ADDS with comments in paras 9-10)
By Lee Joon-seung

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES civic groups' statement in paras 3, 4)
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- Conservative activists in South Korea said Friday they