Dollar opens at 1,325.0 won UP from 1,313.5 won
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As the National Assembly debacle drags on with members of the opposition parties
continuing to besiege the assembly building, business organizations have appealed

The number of foreign students in Korean universities is growing rapidly. Their
contribution to total enrollment still remains low compared to U.S. and European

Japan has denied wartime crimes and distorted historical facts, saying there are
no official Japanese government documents backing them up. Tokyo also rejected

SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South
Korean newspapers on Jan. 6.

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has chosen
former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta as director of the Central

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- About 100,000 North Koreans gathered in a Pyongyang
square on Monday to pledge their commitment to the New Year economic drive set up

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul High Court on Monday ordered trial
proceedings against two ruling party lawmakers over alleged election law

(ATTN: ADDS with MBC president's warning from para 13)
By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The government demanded Monday that media workers

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called on the
country's business firms on Monday to invest in developing environmentally