SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has visited goat and
cotton farms run by the North's Korean People's Army (KPA) and encouraged mass

GOYANG, South Korea, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- Beijing weightlifting gold medalist Jang
Mi-ran of South Korea set a world record as she claimed her fourth straight world

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea and Russia have signed a "protocol" to
cooperate in the field of science through the end of 2011, the North's media said
Saturday.

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SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- Opposition parties vowed Saturday to intensify their

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished 4.69 percent lower Friday
as investors fretted over debt problems in Dubai, analysts said. The local

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exposure to Dubai's financial sector is

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks were trading 2.49 percent lower
late Friday morning as debt concerns in Dubai ripped through financial market,
analysts said.

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK)
plans to open two branches in China next year focusing on the corporate banking

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak called for increased efforts
to uphold the rule of law Friday, saying law and order are key to the country's

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has dropped its calls for South Korea to
return 11 North Korean citizens who sailed south of the border last month seeking