By Byun Duk-kun
JAKARTA, March 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called on North
Korea to immediately halt its threats and open dialogue with Seoul while

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will ban the import of Spanish pine tree
products following the discovery of destructive pine wood nematodes in the

SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Digital Imaging Co., a digital camera maker
affiliated with Samsung Group, will start trading on the main bourse next week,

(ATTN: ADDS vessels to avoid routes near N. Korean waters, N. Korean sanction not
including U.S. flights, detours after 2006 missile launch, U.S. envoy's trip in
paras 8-11, 19)

(ATTN: UPDATES with Shin's comments in paras 10-11, 18)
SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Friday

(ATTN: UPDATES with board's decision, details)
SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest

SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Co. said Friday its labor and
management agreed to freeze employee wages this year as part of efforts to

SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and six Gulf states plan to hold their
second round of free trade negotiations next week, the trade ministry said
Friday.

SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- Unionized workers at the South Korean unit of
beleaguered U.S. automaker General Motors Corp. voted in favor of a plan to slash

SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- The head of South Korea's anti-trust watchdog said
Friday that the government will continue efforts to ease corporate regulations to