Lee stresses importance of maintaining fiscal health ahead of vote on free lunch
By Chang Jae-soon SEOUL, Aug.
EDITORIAL from the Korea JoongAng Daily on Aug. 22
The ???Dear Leader??? in Russia North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is busy touring overseas to relieve his country???s economic distress.
EDITORIAL from the Korea Times on Aug. 22
Kim Jong-il in Russia Pyongyang seeks more aid from Moscow North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is visiting Siberia and the Far Eastern region of Russia.
EDITORIAL from the Korea Herald on Aug. 22
Athletics meet in Daegu
N. Korean media reports Kim Jong-il's arrival in Amur region
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state-controlled media on Sunday quickly reported Kim Jong-il's arrival in Russia's Amur Oblast region.
Japanese demonstrators rally against 'Korean Wave' in Tokyo
TOKYO, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- Japanese demonstrators held a rally in downtown Tokyo to demand less broadcast time for Korean dramas and music videos by a local television station.
N. Korean leader tours Russian power plant ahead of talks with Medvedev
(ATTN: UPDATES with Kim's health and travel route in para 7-10; CORRECTS name of Russian portal to Portamur in 12th para and photo captions)
By Kim Kwang-tae
Crop dusting helicopter crashes after hitting power cable
BOSEONG, South Korea, Aug.
Lee arrives in Mongolia as part of three-nation trip to Central Asia
(ATTN: UPDATES with Lee's arrival; CHANGES headline, dateline)
By Chang Jae-soon
