Defense ministry reluctant to exempt WBC players from armed service
(ATTN: ADDS details, background on exemption in paras 7-9, last para; CORRECTS
requirements for exemption in para 5)
By Sam Kim
Lee, Obama to hold summit in London on April 2: source
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will hold his
first one-on-one summit with U.S. President Barack Obama in London on April 2 on
Kia to sell Forte hybrid car in Aug.
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with quote, details; CHANGES headline)
SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest
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
