SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- Shareholders of Pantech Co. approved Saturday the
mobile phone maker's merger with its affiliate Pantech&Curitel Communications

GENEVA, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean resort island of Jeju has been
selected as the host of the fifth conference of the World Conservation Congress

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- A Russian lawmaker said he was not sure whether North
Korea has decided to return to six-nation nuclear talks, commenting on his recent

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- A Chinese man was arrested Saturday for allegedly
wounding his South Korean employer and killing the boss' wife over a wage
dispute, the police said.

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- Opposition parties vowed Saturday to intensify their
struggle against a government move to reduce the number of administrative offices

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- Eager South Korean consumers lined up at midnight to
be among the first in the country to get their hands on Apple Inc.'s popular
iPhone Saturday.

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak on Saturday called for stern
action against striking public workers, calling their demands unreasonable and
selfish.

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Saturday
that his government's plan to dispatch hundreds of civilian aid workers and

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SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Saturday