N. Korea to block entry of S. Korean newspapers, magazines
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will block all South Korean publications from entering the country starting this week, a government source said Sunday.
Parliament increases 2009 budget by 10 tln won
SEOUL, Nov.
Progressive groups stage protest against security law
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- Progressive civic groups staged a protest in downtown Seoul on Sunday calling for the abolishment of the 60-year-old National Security Law.
U.S. beef sales top 200 tons in 4 days
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- Cuts of imported U.S. beef have been selling like
hotcakes since hitting shelves at major South Korean discount outlets, with sales
S. Korea's ad market likely to decline 2.6 pct this year
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's advertising market is expected to shrink
this year as companies cut back on promoting their products amid the economic
N. Korea to enforce narrower window for border-crossing starting Monday
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- The number of South Koreans crossing the heavily
fortified border with North Korea will be cut in half starting this week as the
S. Korea's exports to gain over 10 pct next year: report
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports are expected to grow 10.3
percent next year largely due to a steady increase in shipments of machinery and
S. Korea to triple aid to developing nations by 2015
(ATTN: ADDS Han's arrival in Kuwait at bottom; CHANGES dateline)
DOHA/KUWAIT CITY, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo
Homosexual contact accounts for half of male AIDS patients
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- Nearly half of HIV-positive South Korean men were
found to contract the virus through homosexual sex, a report by the Ministry of
N. Korea says it found "promising" reserves of natural resources
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Sunday said its geological survey teams
recently discovered potential reserves of natural resources such as coal and
iron.
