SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seung-soo offered a formal apology
Saturday to Hansen's disease patients who lived their lives in isolation under a
government policy.

SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- The number of employees in South Korea's construction
sector has plummeted for the 21st straight month, government figures showed
Saturday.

SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South
Korean newspapers on May 16.
Korean-language dailies

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, May 15 (Yonhap) -- The Swedish ambassador to North Korea met Friday
with two American journalists detained in the reclusive communist state for

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, May 15 (Yonhap) -- The United States Friday described as unhelpful

N. Korea's reactor restarting to lead to 2nd nuclear test: expert
By Hwang Doo-hyong

N. Korea scraps contracts with South on joint venture
(ATTN: ADDS S. Korean money paid for Kaesong, businessman's quote, TRIMS headline,
MODIFIES lead)
By Kim Hyun

N. Korea scraps contracts with South on joint venture amid tension
(ATTN: ADDS presidential office's meeting, more expert view on N.K. concern over
capitalist influence)

Key dates in joint Kaesong complex
SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- A South Korea-run industrial complex in North Korea

SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- Pigs imported from Canada for breeding purposes are not
infected with the new type-A influenza that has claimed 65 lives around the