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SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- The national pension fund is set to post its highest

By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- An appellate court on Friday sentenced scandal-ridden
businessman Park Yeon-cha to two and a half years in prison and a fine of 30

SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- Quarantine workers have culled and buried 309 heads of
livestock following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the country this

Ulaanbaatar, /MONTSAME/ Fulfillment of a program on promoting economy of Gobi-Altai aimag stood at 81.2 percent in 2009.

Ulaanbaatar, /MONTSAME/ The Ministry of Health reported Friday, a number of infected with the A/H1N1 virus rose to 1,252 in overall, of which 814 in Ulaanbaatar city, by proven lab tests.

Petropavlovsk, January, 2010 (Khabar) - From now on taxpayers of Petropavlovsk will spend on paperwork much less time.

Almaty, January 08, 2010 (Khabar) - On these days people visit each other, present gifts and wish peace and love … It became a kind tradition to welcome guests at festively laid table in this famil

Taraz, January 08, 2010 (Khabar) - On the Eve of Orthodox Christmas, a student of local history from Taraz, Yerbolaat Baimurzin presented the local Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God with

Almaty, January 08, 2010 (Khabar) - 7 people who spent more than two days in a snow-covered steppe were found in the Mangystau region.

Harbin, January 08, 2010 (Khabar) - International Festival of snow and ice is opened in Harbin city in northeast China.