By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- Hundreds of unionized employees at cable news channel
YTN went on strike Monday, demanding a raise in pay and the reinstatement of

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SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Monday.

By Hwang Doo-hyong

WASHINGTON, March 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has been named the third worst dictator in the world, a U.S. weekly magazine said Sunday.

SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- Shinhan Financial Group Co., South Korea's No. 2
financial services company, said Sunday its executives will return stock options

BEIJING, March 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has likely sent two U.S. journalists
who were detained in a border region last week to Pyongyang for questioning,

SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has visited an art troupe remaking a Chinese opera as part of celebrations marking the allies' 60 years of relations, the country's state

SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chief envoy on the North Korean nuclear
issue will make a two-day trip to Beijing this week to talk with Chinese

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LOS ANGELES, March 21 (Yonhap) -- Choo Shin-soo belted a three-run homer and Kim

LOS ANGELES, March 21 (Yonhap) -- Choo Shin-soo belted a three-run homer and Kim
Tae-kyun added a two-run shot to lead South Korea to a 10-2 victory over