SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's quarantine service said Monday that it has found a banned antibiotic that can cause bone marrow defects in Chinese cooked duck meat.

SAO PAULO, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrived in
Sao Paulo from the U.S. on Monday, beginning his four-day Brazilian visit

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday labeled as hypocritical South
Korea's recent proposal for inter-Korean dialogue, claiming the proposal is

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The government said Monday that it has established a
contingency plan to reduce any inconvenience caused by the planned walkout of

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Transsexuals should be allowed to change their legal
gender without undergoing a sex-change operation, South Korea's rights watchdog

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SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Unionized subway workers said their strike planned for

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Monday.

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Deciding to repair what had become an awkward
relationship with the incumbent administration over the past four months, the

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's second-largest
carrier, said Monday it named a new chief executive officer (CEO) in a regular

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans suffering from obesity and related
diseases rose sharply in the past 10 years as people eat more food and exercise