Japan has denied wartime crimes and distorted historical facts, saying there are
no official Japanese government documents backing them up. Tokyo also rejected

SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South
Korean newspapers on Jan. 6.

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has chosen
former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta as director of the Central

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- About 100,000 North Koreans gathered in a Pyongyang
square on Monday to pledge their commitment to the New Year economic drive set up

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul High Court on Monday ordered trial
proceedings against two ruling party lawmakers over alleged election law

(ATTN: ADDS with MBC president's warning from para 13)
By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The government demanded Monday that media workers

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called on the
country's business firms on Monday to invest in developing environmentally

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The government said Monday it will nearly double the
size of existing exhibition centers in the country by 2012 to help build up the

(ATTN: MODIFIES headline, lead, paras 3, 4)
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- A total of 2,809 North Koreans arrived in South Korea

By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- A key supporter of former President Roh Moo-hyun
admitted Monday in his first court hearing that he evaded 29 billion won (US$22.1