Yonhap News Summary

The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Thursday.

All information carried by the Yonhap News Agency, including articles,
photographs, graphics, audio and video images, and illustrations (collectively,

Jan. 1

1883 -- The port of Jemulpo, 40 kilometers west of Seoul, is renamed Incheon Port
and its functions are expanded to commercial trade with foreign partners.

KIEV, December 31 (Itar-Tass) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pyotr
Poroshenko said Ukraine is ready to offer Russia state guarantees of

MOSCOW, December 31 (Itar-Tass) - The Moscow City Court which is
hearing the case against police Major Denis Yevsyukov, accused of killing

A special report by D.Arul Rajoo

Pagaralam, S Sumatra, Dec 31 (ANTARA) - Thousands of people from various areas in South Sumatra and the southern parts of Sumatra, started flocking the Mt Dempo tourist destination to celebrate th

Jombang, East Java, Dec 31 (ANTARA) - Tens of Indonesian Military (TNI) and Police personnel are securing the funeral ceremony for former president Abdurrahman Wahid here on Thursday in a family gr

Pontianak, Dec 31 (ANTARA) - Two crew members of an airplane belonging to PT Sinar Mas which crashed on Thursday morning in Ketapang district, West Kalimantan, were killed, an eye witness said.

Denpasar, Dec 31 (ANTARA) - The government expects to plant 1,6 billion trees per year in national forests, Director General of Forest Production Affairs of the Forestry Ministry, Hadi daryanto, sa