SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Friday its second nuclear test, which
took place this week, was a self-defense measure in response to the U.N. Security

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By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan will visit

(URGENT) NK-UN punishment

(URGENT) North Korea says U.N.'s punishment tantamount to scrapping Korean War
armistice
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SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court's not

SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean author Shin Kyong-suk, noted for her
autobiographical fiction on Korean women and laborers, has received an award from

SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo and his
Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung agreed Friday to enhance their countries'

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By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- Tens of thousands of grieving South Koreans filled the

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SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.27 percent higher Friday

Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)

1-year TB 2.46 2.50 -0.04

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in N.K. waters)
By Kim Hyun