S. Korea's 'Breathless' takes top prize at French film fest
SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's "Breathless," an independent film by
emerging director and actor Yang Ik-jun, won the top honor at a French film
S. Korean business leader warns of protectionism
SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- The head of South Korea's largest business lobby said
Monday that the world must fight trade protectionism to help speed up recovery of
Seoul mulls steps to prevent disruption of Kaesong complex
By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's government is considering a number of
options to ensure travel safety for South Korean workers at an inter-Korean
S. Korea's e-learning market grows 8.3 pct in 2008
SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's e-learning market grew 8.3 percent
on-year in 2008 to 1.87 trillion won (US$1.27 billion), buoyed by a rise in the
Gov't to spend 6 tln won to save, create jobs: officials
SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- The government will spend around 6 trillion won (US$4
billion) to maintain or create jobs as part of its efforts to help citizens tide
N. Korea reopens border to S. Koreans returning from Kaesong after 3 days of closure
By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea told South Korea on Monday that it will
reopen the border for South Koreans to return from a joint industrial complex in
Four S. Korean tourists killed in Yemen bomb blast
(ATTN: UPDATES with ministry's designation of Yemen as travel restriction zone,
other details; CHANGES headline)
By Lee Chi-dong
Border closure to force half of Kaesong factories to stop output
SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- Inter-Korean tensions reached a critical point on
Monday as North Korea kept the border closed for a fourth day, highlighting
Seoul shares open lower on economic woes
SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started lower on Monday as
investors were worried over the local economy despite last week's Wall Street
rallies, analysts said.
S. Korea, EU near free trade deal: officials
SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the European Union have virtually
wrapped up a free trade agreement and will likely reach a deal on the accord next
