By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- A former agent of the late actress Jang Ja-yeon on
Wednesday called for a thorough investigation into the causes for Jang's suicide,

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak Wednesday named a former
president of the University of Delaware his global advisor, an appointment that

SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will likely carry out a surprise attack
on South Korea, simultaneously with the communist state's launch of what it calls

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; CHANGES lead, headline)
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- A convoy of vehicles carrying South Korean diplomats

(ATTN: UPDATES with Seoul's estimation of N.K. food shortage in 8th para)
By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON/SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has refused to accept

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)
SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed up 0.52 percent Wednesday

SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- A group of South Korean government officials visiting
Yemen were attacked presumably by a terrorist group but no one was hurt, Seoul's

SAN DIEGO, March 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea defeated its archrival Japan 4-1 in
their third match in this year's World Baseball Classic in San Diego on Tuesday,

By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- Seoul will once again make an aspiring bid to become
one of the world's fashion capitals as it gets set to launch an international

SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- The government will expand its export insurance for
China-bound shipments as part of an effort to bolster sagging sales in the