By Sam Kim
SEOUL, March 4 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean naval unit to be deployed to
pirate-plagued Somali waters later this month conducted its first convoy drill on

SEOUL, March 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks got off to a weak start Wednesday
as investor sentiment was dented by deepening global financial jitters, analysts
said.

SEOUL, March 4 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy will likely contract severely
in the first quarter on tumbling exports and weak domestic demand, and may

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES throughout with N. Korea's response)
GENEVA, March 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea lambasted South Korea Tuesday over its

SEOUL, March 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea faces tougher economic challenges as
global financial turmoil and recession woes deepen, a top policymaker warned

By Byun Duk-kun
SYDNEY, March 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrived
Wednesday in Australia where he and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd are set

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, March 3 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. House of Representatives has set aside

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, March 3 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will work carefully

SEOUL, March 4 (Yonhap) -- Finland's largest multi-technology laboratory opened a
joint research center in South Korea to develop a model to promote the growth of

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, March 3 (Yonhap) -- The United Nations said Tuesday that it is
consulting with North Korea on sending a U.N. delegation to the isolated