SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's presidential office on Friday released a
new book containing major remarks by President Lee Myung-bak during his first
year in office.

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Group said Friday it will replace as many as
15 chief executives at its affiliates as the leading South Korean conglomerate

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Group said Friday it will replace as many as
15 chief executives at its affiliates as the leading South Korean conglomerate

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- Trade ministers from South Korea and the European
Union (EU) will meet in Seoul next week to iron out divisive issues related to a

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Jeju Island will send equipment to build
a pig farm in Pyongyang on Friday to raise the island's local specialty, black

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and Japanese foreign ministers will hold
talks here next month to follow up on the latest summit agreement by their

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Thursday confirmed Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton, paving the way

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has held a New Year reception for Chinese
diplomats in Pyongyang, the North's official news agency said, amid a flurry of

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has visited a silk
yarn and gum factory in Pyongyang to urge workers to enhance production and

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SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Thursday upheld a decision to arrest