S. Korea loses to Japan 5-3 in WBC final
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LOS ANGELES, March 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea lost 5-3 to reigning champion Japan
Int'l body calls on N.K. to free detained American journalists
SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- Reporters sans Frontiers (RSF), an international
organization of journalists, urged North Korea on Tuesday to release two U.S.
Seoul stocks surge 1.85 pct on U.S. bank rescue plan
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SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed up 1.85 percent Tuesday as
Defense ministry reluctant to exempt WBC players from armed service
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requirements for exemption in para 5)
By Sam Kim
Lee, Obama to hold summit in London on April 2: source
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will hold his
first one-on-one summit with U.S. President Barack Obama in London on April 2 on
Kia to sell Forte hybrid car in Aug.
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SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Tuesday.
S. Korea loses to Japan 3-5 in WBC final
LOS ANGELES, March 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea lost 3-5 to reigning champion Japan
in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) final here on Monday despite a dramatic
N. Korean defectors earn only third of S. Korean income: survey
SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korean defectors working in South Korea earn
less than a third of the average monthly income of their South Korean
Defense ministry balks at calls to exempt WBC players from armed service
By Sam Kim
SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry balked Tuesday at
suggestions to exempt four World Baseball Classic (WBC) players from mandatory
