By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- Senior South and North Korean diplomats may hold talks
in New York this week on ways of verifying Pyongyang's recent nuclear claims, a

SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea defeated Iraq 2-0 Wednesday (Korean time)
to reach the quarterfinals of the under-19 Asian Football Confederation

Seoul shares open higher on Wall Street rally
By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started sharply higher Wednesday as

KOSPI-open

KOSPI 1,184.92 UP 31.57 points (open)
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KOSDAQ-open

KOSDAQ 348.18 UP 12.69 points (open)
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Dollar opens at 1,250.0 won DN from 1,287.0 won
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SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday.

Yonhap news advisory for Wednesday, Nov. 5
The following stories are scheduled to be covered by Yonhap News Agency. Your

Pension reform a farce

The president???s cabinet approved a bill to amend the Government Employees
Pension Act in a meeting yesterday.

Corrupt NGO: Environmental Group Should Be Reborn as New Entity