President Lee vows increased support for workers
SEOUL, Sept.
Lee to hold summit with Chinese president in New York
By Byun Duk-kun
Gov`t warns public servants` unions not to join umbrella labor group
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- The government voiced opposition Sunday to moves by
public servants' unions to join an umbrella labor group, saying that doing so
Top Korean actor Bae Yong-joon hospitalized for illness
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- Korean Wave star Bae Yong-joon has been hospitalized
for treatment of an illness believed to have been caused by extreme fatigue and
U.S. military deploys latest Apache helicopters in S. Korea
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- The United States has started deploying its latest
Apache attack helicopters in South Korea to strengthen its deterrent
S. Korean-made 'fast tracking' telescope successfully placed in orbit
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean-made "fast tracking" telescope has
been successfully placed in the Earth's orbit, a Seoul-based university said
Sunday.
S. Korean president heads to U.S. for U.N., G20 summits
By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak embarked on a
7-day trip to the United States on Sunday to attend the general assembly of the
Korean destroyer rescues foreign vessels from pirates off Yemen
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Sunday that a naval unit rescued
three foreign vessels from being hijacked by pirates operating off the coast of
S. Korea, China trade to top US$200 bln in 2013: report
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade volume with China may top US$200
billion in 2013, a report by a local think tank said Sunday.
S. Korea's economy forecast to shrink 0.6 pct this year: think tank
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy is expected to shrink 0.6
percent this year, a local think tank said Sunday, revising up its earlier growth
