TOKYO, May 16 Kyodo -
South Korean President Lee Myung Bak is planning to visit Japan on June 28-29
to meet Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso as part of so-called shuttle

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Bernama) -- World Wide Fund for Nature-Malaysia
(WWF-Malaysia) has congratulated the Malaysian Government for signing a

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Bernama) -- The European Union Special Envoy for
Burma/Myanmar, Piero Fassino has called on the Myanmar government to release and

PORT KLANG (Malaysia), May 16 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Maritime
Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained 35 illegal immigrants, including Pakistanis

SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- The number of employees in South Korea's construction
sector has plummeted for the 21st straight month, government figures showed
Saturday.

SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South
Korean newspapers on May 16.
Korean-language dailies

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, May 15 (Yonhap) -- The Swedish ambassador to North Korea met Friday
with two American journalists detained in the reclusive communist state for

Beirut, May 15, SPA -- The foundation stone for the rehabilitation of
the government-run Orange-Naso hospital in Tripoli, Lebanon, was laid

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, May 15 (Yonhap) -- The United States Friday described as unhelpful

REGIONAL DESK, May 16 (TNA) -- Medical officers posted at Thai border provinces have stepped up monitoring on tourists and others entering Thailand at all border crossings after two persons returni