SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il lauded agriculture as
"patriotic work" that is essential to improving the quality of life in the

From Leslean Arshad

oday in Korean history

Oct. 10

Three Australian victims of the Samoa disaster are in a stable condition in a
southern Queensland hospital.

Firefighters have saved several houses from blazes burning throughout Queensland as
they work into the night to protect more homes.

Jakarta, Oct 9 (ANTARA) - A car bomb exploded outside the building of the Indonesian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday morning (Oct 8) and caused damage to its walls, a foreign ministry sp

The country is in a deep debt mess. Grand National Party lawmaker Lee Han-gu
claimed that the national debt stands at a colossal 1,439 trillion won ($1.2

The three-nation summit in Beijing on Saturday could hardly come at a more
delicate moment both in and outside the region.

Today, on the 563rd anniversary of the promulgation of Hangeul, a huge sitting
statue of King Sejong, who is credited with inventing the Korean writing system

SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South
Korean newspapers on Oct. 9.