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By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- His knees wobbled as he stood up to receive the Cannes

Yonhap News Summary

The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Thursday.

By Koh Byung-joon
SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's government said Thursday that it will
hold an international economic forum next week to discuss ways to intensify

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- The U.S.-led United Nations Command in South Korea on
Thursday rejected the claim by North Korea that it is no longer bound by the

SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- POSCO, the world's fourth-largest steelmaker, said
Thursday that it has agreed a 33-percent reduction in contract prices with Rio

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By Sam Kim
SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- The armed forces of South Korea and the U.S. raised

SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.23 percent lower late
Thursday morning as investors remained skittish over North Korean nuclear
threats, analysts said.

SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- A group of labor and civic activists on Thursday called
for raising the nation's minimum wage by nearly 30 percent next year, as a

*** CHRONOLOGICAL REVIEW

SEOUL (Yonhap) -- The following is a chronological review of major developments
related to North Korea between May 21-27, 2009.