SEOUL, March 9 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak received a rare briefing from
his security-related ministers Monday as North Korea continues to escalate

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By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, March 9 (Yonhap) -- Hundreds of South Koreans planning to visit North

SEOUL, March 9 (Yonhap) -- Woori Bank, South Korea's third-largest lender, said
Monday it has borrowed US$100 million from a European lender in an effort to

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, March 9 (Yonhap) -- A former North Korean spy living in South Korea will
this week meet the family of a Japanese woman kidnapped by North Korea in 1978,

SEOUL, March 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's antitrust watchdog said Monday it has
launched a probe into the nation's major beverage manufacturers on allegations

SEOUL, March 9 (Yonhap) -- Hundreds of South Koreans planning to visit North
Korea on Monday canceled their trips after Pyongyang cut off the last

SEOUL, March 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean golfer Yang Yong-eun captured the title
at the PGA Honda Classic for his first PGA win, his agents in Seoul said Monday.

SEOUL, March 9 (Yonhap) -- The government will place orders to build 10 new
indigenously-made wind power generators to help reduce South Korea's reliance on

SEOUL, March 9 (Yonhap) -- The Japanese currency's sharp rise against the South
Korean won has taken a heavy toll on Honda Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. in

SEOUL, March 9 (Yonhap) -- The amount of floor space approved for construction in
South Korea plunged by nearly half in January, reflecting a protracted slump in