Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Pref., May 16 (Jiji Press)--A signing
ceremony for a sister-city agreement between the municipalities governing

BY MUIN ABDUL MAJID

KUANTAN (Malaysia), May 18 (Bernama) -- More than 200,000 foreign workers
were laid off in the country during the period from October 2008 until early May

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak called Monday for stepped-up
efforts to bolster South Korea's economy and reform its businesses, saying the

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South
Korean newspapers on May 18.

SANA'A, May 17 (Saba) - Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Amat al-Razaq Humad met
here on Sunday with United Nations World Food Program (WFP) official and Mauritanian
diplomat.

SANA'A, May 17 (Saba) - Deputy Prime Minister for Security and Defense Affairs and
Minister of Local Administration Rashad al-Alimi praised here on Sunday the United

SANA'A, May 17 (Saba) -Yemen and the United Nations World Food Program (WFP)
discussed here on Sunday a number of issues related to cooperation ties between
them.

HADRAMOUT, May 17 (Saba) - Prime Minister Ali Mujawar and Hadramout Governor Salem
al-Khanbashi inaugurated and laid on Sunday the foundation stones for a number of

MUKALLA, May 17 (Saba) - Prime Minister Ali Mujawar revealed on Sunday that
Hadramout governorate is to witness a number of strategic projects in ports,