(3rd LD) Koreas agree on efforts for nuclear-free Korean Peninsula: FM
(ATTN: UPDATES with Minister Kim's remarks in paras 2-4; possible US visit by Kim Kye-gwan at bottom; ADDS new photo)
By Kim Deok-hyun
S. Korea protests Japan's punitive action against Korean Air
By Kim Deok-hyun BALI, Indonesia, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Saturday filed a formal protest with Japan over a punitive measure Tokyo has taken against Korean Air for flying a test flight o
Umbrella labor group holds rally against shipbuilder's layoff
SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Thousands of labor activists staged a protest rally in downtown Seoul on Saturday, demanding that strike-bound Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co.
Hopes rise for six-party talks, but high hurdles remain
By Kim Deok-hyun BALI, Indonesia, July 23 (Yonhap) -- New hopes have risen for the resumption of stalled six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear programs as the two Koreas held rare talks b
S. Korea, U.S., Japan call on N. Korea to take actions to renounce nuclear program
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with joint statement; ADDS new photo; CHANGES headline) By Kim Deok-hyun BALI, Indonesia, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan urged North Korea on
0 mln tons of rare earth minerals buried in N. Korea: report
2SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- About 20 million tons of rare earth minerals have been found buried in North Korea, a pro-North Korean newspaper said Saturday, as the cash-strapped nation is working on
S. Korea's GNI forecast to jump to US$30,000 by 2014: finance minister JEJU ISLAND, South Korea,
July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's gross national income (GNI) is forecast to grow to US$30,000 per capita by 2014 before increasing by an additional $10,000 in the four years that follow, the finan
Seoul stocks forecast to gain ground next week on easing euro-zone debt fears
SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks are forecast to turn higher next week as easing concerns about sovereign defaults in the euro zone and the United States revive investment sentiment,
Foreign ministers of two Koreas meet at key ASEAN meeting
(ATTN: UPDATES with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's remarks in paras 7-11; RECASTS first para; ADDS new photos)
By Kim Deok-hyun
Foreign ministers of two Koreas meet at key ASEAN meeting
Foreign ministers of two Koreas meet at key ASEAN meeting
