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

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea denounced the South on Monday for
"begging" the U.S. for nuclear protection, calling the move a "criminal act"

(ATTN: ADDS vote results on agreement in 4th para)
SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- Unionized truckers in South Korea agreed with

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will hold talks with the North as
scheduled this week regarding a joint industrial park, a spokesman with Seoul's

Today in Korean history

June 16

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SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's health authorities said Monday that they
have confirmed four additional cases of Influenza A, raising the number of new

By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's import prices declined by the largest
margin in nearly 10 years in May due to pullbacks in oil prices and slumping

By Park Bo-ram
SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- Delinquency ratios on lending by South Korean insurers
climbed in the first quarter as companies were late making repayments due to an

SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks extended earlier losses late
Monday morning as most large-cap shares turned negative amid lingering jitters