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SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Spain on Monday signed accords on judicial cooperation in criminal cases and the protection of shared military information, officials here said.

SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest
automaker, is targeting 10 percent annual growth in domestic vehicle sales this

March 24

By Tony Chang
SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Monday detained two more aides of
former President Roh Moo-hyun for allegedly taking bribes from a businessman, a

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

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with remarks from President Lee in paras 4-5;
TRIMS)
By Byun Duk-kun

SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- Production costs for growing rice in South Korea
jumped 3.7 percent in 2008 mainly due to an increase in the price of fertilizers,