Lee's approval rating around mid-30 pct after first year: polls
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak's approval ratings measured in
the mid 30-percent range, polls released on Monday showed, with discontent
S. Korea, Japan expected to extend currency swap line: official
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minster's comments in last 2 paras)
N. Korea deploys medium-range missiles, bolsters special forces: defense
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By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has completed the deployment of its
Koreas at brink of war, President Lee 'fascist dictator,' says North
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Monday that inter-Korean relations
are now at the brink of war after President Lee Myung-bak's first year in office,
S. Korea unlikely to face another financial crisis: Rubin
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is unlikely to face another financial
crisis similar to the one a decade ago as the country's economic fundamentals are
New museum director promises to add economic touch to nation's 'cultural face'
By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- The incoming chief of South Korea's national art
museum said Monday he will utilize his past experience in management and
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Monday.
Hyundai Motor chief visits U.S. amid sales slump
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. Chairman Chung Mong-koo flew to the
United States to encourage dealers there to boost sales after a sharp drop in
S. Korean savings banks' H1 net dips 39.1 pct
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Total earnings by South Korean savings banks fell 39.1
percent in the first half of fiscal 2008 from a year earlier as falling stock
North's hostility cause of strained ties: unification minister
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification minister on Monday put the
blame on Pyongyang for the confrontational mood between the two Koreas but vowed
