S. Korean leader calls for cultural exchange with Japan
TOKYO (Yonhap) - President Lee Myung-bak called Saturday for cultural exchange with Japan as a way to forge a forward-looking partnership between the two neighbors.
Lee calls for defense reform amid lingering tensions with N. Korea
SEOUL (Yonhap) - President Lee Myung-bak called Saturday for defense reform to build a stronger military amid lingering tensions with North Korea over its two deadly attacks on the South last year.
UN: Third of N. Korean children under 5 malnourished
SEOUL (Yonhap) - The U.N. food agency said a third of all North Korean children under five are chronically malnourished, the latest sign of food shortages in the communist country.
S. Korean stocks to lose ground on U.S. woes next week
SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korean shares will likely lose ground next week despite growing hopes of a solution for the European debt crisis as concerns over a U.S.
NK premier returns home after China trip
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korean Premier Choe Yong-rim returned home Friday after a five-day trip to China, the North's state media reported.
S. Korea extends travel ban to Libya by 2 months
SEOUL, Sept.
China expected to introduce subsidies for LED makers: sources
By Kim Young-gyo
GNP chief calls for flexibility in S. Korea's policy on N.K. after trip to Kaesong
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By Kim Kwang-tae and Kim Eun-jung
South Korea needs to stick spurs in space technology development
SEOUL (Yonhap) - China has set a milestone in its history of space development by successfully launching the first module of its planned orbiting space lab.
