SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea blasted South Korea on Saturday for
describing it as an "immediate and grave threat" in its new defense white paper,

INCHEON, March 7 (Yonhap) -- Stephen Bosworth, the new U.S. special
representative for North Korea policy, said Saturday that his government is

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By Byun Duk-kun
JAKARTA, March 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Saturday

SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog officially
recommended that nine local mutual savings banks increase their capital base to

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TOKYO, March 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea got off to a good start in the regional

TOKYO, March 6 Kyodo -
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Japan and the United States renewed their warning Friday for North Korea to

TOKYO, March 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea got off to a good start in the regional
round of the 2009 World Baseball Classic by routing Taiwan 9-0 Friday, boosted by

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throughout)
By Byun Duk-kun

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By Sam Kim
SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea refused to stop preparations to launch

Tehran, March 6 (AzerTAc). First Vice Speaker of Azerbaijan`s Parliament Ziyafet
Asgarov met here with his Iranian counterpart Ali Larijani. During the meeting they