Ban calls for international cooperation to resolve global problems
NEW YORK, June 27 (Yonhap) -- The following are excerpts from a Yonhap News
Agency interview with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
(Yonhap Interview) UN chief defends "quiet diplomacy," urges continued reform
NEW YORK, June 27 (Yonhap) -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has faced some
cutting criticism about his low-profile leadership but defended his "quiet
Ssangyong Motor workers depart plant to avoid further clashes
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SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- Ssangyong Motor Co. employees have halted efforts to
40 people injured as clashes escalate at Ssangyong Motor plant
SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- At least 40 people were injured as employees with
Ssangyong Motor Co. clashed with laid off workers who have been occupying the
S. Korea confirms 15 more flu cases
SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has confirmed 15 more cases of the new
influenza A, including five children, bringing the nation's total number of flu
Seoul bourse expected to gain ground as earnings season nears
SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean stock market is likely to gain some
momentum next week, as investor sentiment is expected to improve ahead of
Korean royal tombs named UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site
SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- A group of 40 ancient royal tombs in South Korea has
been given World Heritage status by a U.N. organization, becoming the nation's
Patient in first `death with dignity` case survives critical moment
SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- A comatose patient whose life support was removed
earlier this week in the country's first court-approved "death with dignity" case
Samsung to give workers 300 billion won as incentive
SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Group, South Korea's largest conglomerate,
said Saturday it will pay some 300 billion won (US$233.6 million) to its
(EDITORIAL from the Korea Times on June 27) - Corrupt images
A recent poll by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission showed that 76.8
percent of middle and high school students see Korean society as corrupt. Only 8
