Inter-Korean trade tumbles amid growing tensions
By Koh Byung-joon
SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- Trade between South and North Korea plunged nearly 25
LEAD) S. Korean president due in Washington for summit with Obama
(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from Cheong Wa Dae official, minor changes)
By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will travel to the
S. Korea calls for more global efforts to counter Somali pirates
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's vice foreign minister called Tuesday for
the international community to step up efforts to combat pirates in Somali
S. Korea's health care spending hits all-time high in Q1
SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's household spending on medical and other
health care services jumped to an all-time high in the first quarter of this year
S. Korean nuclear envoy to visit Beijing for talks on N. Korea
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator was to head to
Beijing later Tuesday for talks with his Chinese counterpart Wu Dawei on the
Seoul stocks open higher on foreign buying
SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened higher Tuesday, boosted by
foreign buying, analysts said.
Pentagon launches task force for N. Korean provocations: spokesman
By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, June 8 (Yonhap) -- The Pentagon has launched a team that will focus
U.S. repeats call on N. Korea to free American reporters
(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with Clinton's remarks, other details
throughout)
By Hwang Doo-hyong
(2nd LD) Obama, Lee to discuss N. Korea, other issues: White House
(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES with more details, background, expert's remarks
throughout)
By Hwang Doo-hyong
(EDITORIAL from the JoongAng Daily on June 9)
Kaesong???s chance at revival
