Today in Korean history

Jan. 6

1926 -- Japan completes construction of the Japanese Governor-General's office
inside Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul.

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Yonhap News Summary

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

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The smoking rate in South Korea rose in 2009 from a
year earlier, the nation's health ministry said Tuesday, reaffirming that it will

(ATTN: RECASTS lead, headline; ADDS background, comment)
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to return two North Koreans who were

By Tony Chang
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- Parliamentary Speaker Kim Hyung-o said Tuesday that the
country is paying a "steep price" for its fractious National Assembly, urging

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South
Korean newspapers on Jan. 5.

Sudden olive branch

Time for a new nuclear era

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday.