By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- The top U.S. envoy here called Thursday for North
Korea not to fire a ballistic missile, saying the "avenue of negotiation is still

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition party on Wednesday submitted a
reprimand motion against National Assembly Speaker Kim Hyung-o for making

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- The North Korean government has penalized a South
Korean firm at the Kaesong industrial complex by banning local employees from

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By Sam Kim
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea agreed Thursday to attend military talks

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's newly elected sports chief said Thursday
that he will strongly support Pyeongchang, a mountain resort east of Seoul, as

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- The government will overhaul subsidies given to
farmers by the end of 2010 in an effort to enhance productivity and

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Yonhap) -- The United States decried North Korea's threat to

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SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Major Leaguer Choo Shin-soo will play for

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- Three Seoul men and an American English instructor
have been arrested for planting hemp in their residences or smoking marijuana,
police said Thursday.

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- At least two South Korean low-cost air carriers plan
to add international flights to their schedules this year in hopes they will