"A mature, future-oriented partnership means we should meet or talk on the phone
even when there are no particular issues."

President Lee Myung-bak shocked the nation when he deplored the "serious
political crisis" yesterday. Regardless of the extent of his culpability, it is a

Following the National Assembly's recent chaos, heated debates on Assembly reform
are underway inside and outside of the legislature.

SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major Korean newspapers on Jan. 13.

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President George W. Bush Monday urged
Congress to approve the pending free trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- The United States has no plans to invite North
Korean delegates to the inauguration of incoming President Barack Obama next

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has developed both nuclear weapons
and missile delivery systems a U.S. defense report said Monday, expressing

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Pakistan has provided nuclear technology to North
Korea to help the reclusive communist state build a uranium-based nuclear

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details, background throughout)
By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President George W. Bush urged North Korea

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President George W. Bush urged North Korea