Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Tuesday.
S. Korea loses to Japan 3-5 in WBC final
LOS ANGELES, March 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea lost 3-5 to reigning champion Japan
in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) final here on Monday despite a dramatic
N. Korean defectors earn only third of S. Korean income: survey
SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korean defectors working in South Korea earn
less than a third of the average monthly income of their South Korean
Defense ministry balks at calls to exempt WBC players from armed service
By Sam Kim
SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry balked Tuesday at
suggestions to exempt four World Baseball Classic (WBC) players from mandatory
POSCO Engineering wins US$150 mln order from Vietnam
SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's POSCO Engineering & Construction Co.
said Tuesday it has signed a US$150 million deal to build a section of a highway
Seoul, Brussels reach tentative free trade accord
(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 6-7, 10-12)
SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the European Union (EU) reached a
President says 'sound spending' key to economic recovery
By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak Tuesday called on the
government and the people to increase their spending, saying sound spending is
Korea, Russia to hold joint cultural events next year
SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Russia have agreed to hold a series
of cultural festivals next year to celebrate and solidify bilateral ties
S. Korea makes headway in defense technology for cloaking, rockets
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; TRIMS; ADDS details on rocket technology, background
on institute in last 3 paras)
By Sam Kim
Key dates in S. Korea-EU free trade negotiations
SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the European Union reach a
provisional free trade accord on Tuesday. The following is a chronology of key
