Gov't to double the size of exhibition centers, build convention industry
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The government said Monday it will nearly double the
size of existing exhibition centers in the country by 2012 to help build up the
Over 2,800 N. Korean defectors arrive in South in 2008
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SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- A total of 2,809 North Koreans arrived in South Korea
Ex-president's supporter admits to tax evasion
By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- A key supporter of former President Roh Moo-hyun
admitted Monday in his first court hearing that he evaded 29 billion won (US$22.1
Lotte Giants' manager invited to Obama inauguration: team
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The American manager of the Lotte Giants, a South
Korean pro baseball club, has been invited to U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's
Prosecutors drop probe into ex-spy chief
By Tony Chang
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean prosecutors on Monday dropped their probe
into a former spy chief who admitted leaking information about his contact with
SAIC injects US$45 mln into Ssangyong Motor
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previous material; ADDS closing stock price)
S. Korea to invest US$7 bln in energy development in 2009
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SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies are planning to increase
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Monday.
Gov't calls media workers' strike illegal, defends media ownership deregulation
By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The government demanded Monday that media workers
immediately end their strike, refuting their accusations that it is trying to
SAIC injects US$45 mln to Ssangyong Motor
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- China's Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC) has
provided US$45 million to ailing local affiliate Ssangyong Motor Co., the South
