SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean male and female athletes clutched
first-place finishes at the international speed skating championships in Japan,

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- The total size of delayed wage payments reached record
levels last year as the sluggish economy affected the cash flow of local

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's household credit reached a record 68.3
percent of disposable income, raising concerns for the country's overall economic

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean emergency relief team will start work
this week to help earthquake victims in Haiti, the government said Sunday.

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- Supporters of former liberal President Roh Moo-hyun
launched a new political party Sunday, pledging to accomplish decentralization of

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to contribute 1.88 billion won
(US$1.67 million) this year to a U.N. project to help train North Korean

(ATTN: CORRECTS dollar amount of aid in para 5 to $146,000 from $16,000); ADDS more
info in paras 6-7)

(ATTN: ADDS N.K.'s state TV footage in paras 5-6)
By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has inspected a joint

(ATTN: ADDS comment in para 5, CORRECTS location in para 2)
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- An international Kindergarten and high school for

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; ADDS Seoul official's comment in paras 5-6)
By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has inspected a joint