Five fishermen missing after boat sinks off Busan
BUSAN, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- Five fishermen went missing Sunday after their boat
sank some 70 kilometers off the southern port city of Busan, police said.
U.N. presses N. Korea to reform human rights condition
NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- The United Nations General Assembly has approved a
resolution on North Korean human rights for the fifth straight year, calling on
(Yearender) S. Korean steel industry set for bumper year in 2010
By Park Sang-soo
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean steelmakers led by industry giant POSCO
(Yearender) Shipbuilders likely to see silver lining next year
By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- The struggling South Korean shipbuilding sector may
(Yearender) Smoother ride ahead for Hyundai, Kia in 2010
By Kim Deok-hyun
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- After making strong gains in the United States, China
(Yearender) S. Korea to keep upper hand in chips, LCDs in 2010
By Kim Young-gyo
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- Confidence is growing that South Korean technology
firms are leading the country's economic comeback, boosting the industry's profit
(Yearender) S. Korean currency rises against dollar amid eased financial turmoil
By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean currency rose sharply against the
U.S. dollar this year as a faster-than-expected economic recovery fueled foreign
(Yearender) S. Korean athletes shine on world stage
By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- The year 2009 saw South Korean athletes staging
powerful performances in traditionally Western-dominated sporting events, such as
(Yearender) Deaths of national leaders trigger grief, but also unity in S. Korea
By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- With the deaths of a prominent religious leader and
two former presidents, including South Korea's only Nobel peace prize winner,
(Yearender) N. Korea accelerates diplomacy, succession in 2009
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea adhered to bold nuclear diplomacy and
stepped up preparations for another father-to-son power transfer this year as it
