President calls on N. Korea to resume dialogue, give up provocation
By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak urged North Korea
Friday to resume dialogue with Seoul and the international community, saying
S. Korean economy likely to recover very slowly: experts
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- The heads of local think tanks said Friday that the
economic downturn may have passed the worst phase, but the pace of recovery is
Journalists caught on suspicion of bugging police meeting
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- Two reporters from a local news agency were taken into
custody on suspicion of attempting to eavesdrop on a meeting convened by the
N. Korea blames Lee for former president's death
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's party newspaper on Friday blamed South
Korean President Lee Myung-bak for the recent death of his predecessor, Roh
Number of unsold houses declines in April
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- The number of unsold houses in South Korea declined in
April after hitting a record high the previous month as efforts to ease the
S. Korean economy grows 0.1 pct in Q1
(ATTN: UPDATES with central bank official's comment and details in paras 4-7, 14;
TRIMS throughout)
By Kim Soo-yeon
Seoul shares end 1.2 pct higher on bank, tech gains
By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 1.2 percent higher Friday as
Seoul shares trade 0.01 pct higher in late morning
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.01 percent higher late
Friday morning as investor sentiment was lifted by overnight gains in U.S.
Korean artist's installation sold for $110,000 in Venice
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- An installation work by South Korean artist Yang
Hae-gue was sold for about 140 million won (US$112,000) to an American art
Landmark theater returns to heart of Seoul after three decades
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's landmark arthouse Myeongdong Theater
reopened in central Seoul on Friday, an emotional event for the country's veteran
