SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., a
South Korean shipbuilder, said Wednesday that it has secured orders worth US$400

By Tony Chang
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean female pop group Girls' Generation ranked
No. 1 in a Gallup survey of the nation's favorite singers released Wednesday.

(ATTN: UPDATES quotes by Kaesong business council chief, Seoul's plan to increase
N.K. aid; REPLACES chief delegate's remarks)
By Kim Hyun

By Tony Chang
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean actress Bae Doo-na has received Japan's
most prominent film award, becoming the first foreign actress in Japanese film

SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- Roughly one fourth of all city dwellers in South Korea
said they would rather buy an imported car over locally made vehicles, a survey
showed Wednesday.

New Delhi, Dec 23(PTI) In an unusual move, the US
Embassy here has put on its website several complaints
emanating from recent changes in visa regulations made by

SANA'A, Dec. 23 (Saba) - Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi headed on Wednesday for Riyadh, the Saudi capital, carrying a letter

Mumbai, Dec 23 (PTI) Lone surviving Pakistani gunman
Ajmal Kasab Wednesday denied having entered India's financial
hub Mumbai through the sea route and stuck to his earlier

The Occupied Al-Quds, December 23, 2009 (SPA) -- For the third consecutive day, Israeli excavation crews commenced digging in the area of the Umayyad palaces south of Al-Aqsa Mosque from the nearby

SANA'A, Dec.23 (Saba) - The security committee in Marib province held a meeting on Wednesday to reviews its security plan
for 2010.