Seoul hit by lowest temperature in four years
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- The mercury fell to minus 13.6 C in Seoul Thursday, the
lowest temperature in four years as a weeklong cold snap continued across South
Vientiane and Hai Duong agree on cooperation in sports, culture and tourism
(KPL) Laos’s Vientiane province and Vietnam’s Hai Duong province signed an MoU on co-operation in culture, sports and tourism in Vientiane last week.
Prosecution to auction former Daewoo chairman's seized properties
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors are taking legal steps to sell confiscated
assets of the founder and former chairman of the now-dismantled Daewoo Group in
King's secret letters: traits of a good leader
By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- When a cache of secret letters by King Jeongjo,
considered one of the most visionary and effective monarchs of Korea's Joseon
Burberry defeated in trademark suit in S. Korea
DAEJEON, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean court has dismissed a trademark
infringement suit filed by Burberry against a small local karaoke salon for using
N. Korean defectors in China decreasing: U.S. expert
(ATTN: ADDS details, background, comment from government official; RESTRUCTURES;
RECASTS lead)
By Sam Kim
New state test to assess college applicants' English proficiency
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- A new state-administered English aptitude test to be
put in place in 2012 will be used to gauge domestic college applicants' English
MALUKU GOVT ASKED TO ENSURE SAIL BANDA'S SUCCESS
Ambon, Maluku Province, Jan.
Assembly speaker to tour Mediterranean region
By Tony Chang
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's parliamentary speaker plans to visit
three countries in the Mediterranean region, where he will meet with respective
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as "....Royal Commission's President to open "1st International Jubail City
