SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government is to set up a showroom in
the United States during the upcoming New York Fashion Week, aiming to increase

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By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean cargo ship discharged a load of sand in

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean cargo ship discharged a load of sand in
a South Korean port on Monday in the North's first commercial trip to the South

TEHERAN, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea???s Yonhap News Agency and top Asian
news providers, including the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA),

Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Hosseini here on Monday called on the world statesmen to help boost cultural interchanges among various nations.

The Islamic Republic of Iran and Republic of India on Monday held talks at foreign ministerial level at Hyderabad House in New Delhi.

SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has joined an international pact that aims
to enforce sustainable fishing practices in the South Pacific, government
officials said Monday.

Singapore, Nov 16 (ANTARA) - Indonesia will host the 21st Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in 2013, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here on Monday.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here on Sunday evening expressed hope that the media of Asia and the Pacific region would overcome those of the Zionists and the Arrogance in the next few years.

BANGKOK, Nov 16 (TNA) - Thailand's Minister of Public Health Witthaya Kaewparadai on Monday instructed provincial health chiefs to prepare local rapid response units to monitor the bird flu situati