By Shim Sun-ah
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- More than 50,000 people would die in South Korea if
the nation's capital, Seoul, were struck by an earthquake similar in size to last

By Muin Abdul Majid

Today in Korean History

Jan. 19

1946 -- Rightist and leftist Korean students clash over whether the Korean
Peninsula should be placed under a U.N. trusteeship.

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Yonhap News Summary

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

PENANG (Malaysia), Jan 18 (Bernama) -- The search and rescue (SAR)
operation for four more victims of a capsized dragon boat here was called off

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SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- Police in Seoul have booked a lecturer on charges of

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will likely boost its emergency relief aid
for the earthquake-hit Haiti to over US$5 million, an official at the foreign
ministry said Monday.

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- Police in Seoul have booked a lecturer on charges of
allegedly helping two Korean students cheat on the U.S.-based Scholastic Aptitude

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