Seoul unwilling to accept IMF money: presidential aide
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has no plan to draw short-term loans
from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) despite repeated lending proposals
News Focus) Slowdown in economy expected to cause unemployment surge
By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- The slowdown in the national economy triggered by the
U.S. financial debacle and general decline in worldwide growth is expected to
Late N. Korean leader Kim Il-sung supported Korea's denuclearization: Chinese dossier
BEIJING, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's founder and late leader Kim Il-sung
officially supported denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, a declassified Chinese
South Korea to boost cultural facilities despite economic troubles: culture minister
By Kim Young-gyo
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- When a government official opens an interview with a
reference to a Tolstoy novella you can be sure you're talking to the culture
Lee asks world leaders to shun 'beggar-thy-neighbor' policies
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Saturday
urged global leaders not to repeat the "beggar-thy-neighbor policies" of the
Global leaders agree on IMF reform, strengthened regulatory regimes
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By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- Leaders of the world's 20 largest economies
Sunday's weather forecast
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Sunday.
S Korean President Lee, other leaders start one-day financial summit
By Hwang Doo-hyong
