N. Korea to hold Arirang festival from August to October: U.S. agency
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will hold its Arirang Festival, the
world's largest mass gymnastics show, from August to mid-October, a U.S. tour
agency said Tuesday.
S. Koreans mourn death of their first Roman Catholic cardinal
By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- Braving an early morning cold spell, hundreds of South
Head of maritime police tapped as new police chief
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak has tapped the head of the
maritime police to be the new chief of the National Police Agency, the
S. Korea expects six-way gathering in Moscow to break nuke deadlock
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean delegates left Tuesday for Moscow to
attend a six-nation meeting on peace and security in Northeast Asia, holding out
Seoul stocks open lower on big-cap losses
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks got off to a weak start Tuesday as
large caps lost ground, analysts said.
EDITORIAL from the JoongAng Daily on Feb. 17)
Slow response to crisis
(EDITORIAL from the Korea Times on Feb. 17)
Economic Nationalism: Seoul Ought to Turn Trade Crisis Into Opportunity
(EDITORIAL from the Korea Herald on Feb. 17)
Educational dilemma
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major Korean
newspapers on Feb. 17
S. Korea's ABS sales up 4.2 pct in 2008
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- The annual sales of asset-backed securities (ABS) in
South Korea climbed in 2008, snapping a two-year decrease, as credit providers
