SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Friday stepped up its demand for the
release of four South Korean fisherman detained in North Korea since late July,

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Group said Friday that it will not appeal the
court ruling that sentenced its former chairman Lee Kun-hee to a suspended jail

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak on Friday paid his respects to
the late former President Kim Dae-jung at a memorial altar set up at the
country's parliament.

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- China plans to send former state councilor and foreign
minister Tang Jiaxuan as the president's special envoy to the funeral of late

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By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. military will swap its Apache attack
helicopters in South Korea for their latest model starting in September,

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) and
the air forces of 20 other countries are willing to despatch humanitarian aid on

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Friday.

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