(ATTN: ADDS Korean presidential spokesman's briefing in last five paras)
By Yoo Cheong-mo
BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, China, Japan and 10 member states of

(ATTN: UPDATES with quotes by Unification Ministry spokesman in paras 7-9)
By Shim Sun-ah
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- While the size of North Korea's fall harvest for this

By Shim Sun-ah
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- While the size of North Korea's fall harvest for this
year is uncertain, the United Nations will come out with a specific estimate by

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- The United States is demanding a 14.5 percent increase

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's currency inched up against the U.S.
dollar on Friday as investors viewed its recent setbacks as excessive and market

By Yoo Cheong-mo
BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, on a three-day

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Former President and Nobel Peace laureate Kim Dae-jung
sued a ruling party lawmaker for defamation on Friday, saying the lawmaker's

(ATTN: CORRECTS company official's title at bottom)
By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- SK Energy Co., South Korea's top oil refiner, said

(ATTN: UPDATES with new information in paras 3; ADDS results of bird death from para
10)
By Lee Joon-seung

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Finance Minister Kang Man-soo and his
Chinese counterpart Xie Xuren agreed Friday to expand their bilateral currency