(ATTN: Please note the new spelling Mount Kumgang in para 5. The change from
Geumgang to Kumgang is in conformity with North Korean Romanization)

(ATTN: ADDS gov't prediction of November current account surplus at bottom)
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- With fears over a worldwide recession growing, South

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean researchers said Thursday they have
succeeded in deciphering the first-ever genome sequence map of a Korean, a step

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean exports of information technology (IT)
products plunged 32.3 percent on-year in November due to a sharp decline in

Baku, 04 December,(AzerTAj)According to Azerbaijan State Statistical Committee, 175
400 tons of oil bitumen was produced in Azerbaijan during January-October, up 15.9%

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will not slip into full recession
next year if the country's economy is well managed by the government, former

A Penfolds chardonnay has been named Australia's top export wine.
The Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation said on Thursday the 2005 Penfolds

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi says the
government will closely monitor developments in the global economy and take

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Thursday clarified
that it is pursuing strategic partnerships with a number of airlines, but

Consumers may need a further gee-up from the Reserve Bank of Australia to get them
spending, despite recent rate cuts.