YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea articles from July 2008

YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea archives from July 2008

Journalistic divide.
July 1, 2008... (EDITORIAL from the Korea Herald on July 1) - Political division by the criteria of left and right is a universal pattern of today, and the socioeconomic divide is widening in most capitalist societies. On top of this, we are witnessing a...

Boycott of legislature: Lawmakers urged to go back to National Assembly.
July 1, 2008... (EDITORIAL from the Korea Times on July 1) - Opposition lawmakers have continued to boycott the opening of the 18th-term National Assembly although it officially started its operation on May 30. They took to the streets, joining protesters...

Economic misery.
July 1, 2008... (EDITORIAL from the JoongAng Daily on July 1) - The livelihoods of people in the center of Seoul are under threat now that downtown has been transformed into a site for illegal demonstrations and violence. Economic growth is dwindling and...

U.S. reconfirms strong S. Korea-U.S. alliance despite beef row.
July 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, June 30 (Yonhap) -- The United States Monday reiterated its strong alliance of South Korea despite weeks of street rallies in South Korea against shipments of U.S. beef from older cattle due to concerns over mad cow disease. "We...

Senior Senator hints at early deliberation of Korea-U.S. FTA.
July 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, June 30 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. senator supports congressional consideration of a free trade deal with South Korea if it means resumption of beef exports to the protest-torn nation. "If (the arrangement) gets beef moving into...

Bush signs bill to fund N. Korean nuclear shutdown.
July 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, June 30 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President George W. Bush Monday signed a bill enabling his administration to finance the retirement of North Korea's nuclear facilities over the next five years under a multilateral deal. The move comes...

Presidential office says rioters' violence has exceeded tolerable level.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- The office of President Lee Myung-bak said Monday that the use of violence by rioters opposing the resumption of U.S. beef imports has exceeded permissible levels in the viewpoint of the people as well as the...

US beef clears quarantine inspections: gov't.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Packages of U.S. beef have cleared quarantine inspections for the first time since October of last year, the government said Monday. The National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS) said it has...

(News Focus) Weak consumer sentiment, industrial output raise stagflation concerns.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Weak consumer and business sentiment exacerbated by a decrease in industrial output are raising concerns about stagnation in South Korea's economy, experts said Monday. Experts from think tanks and the government said...

S. Korean becomes youngest-ever winner of U.S. Women's Open.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Park In-bee has won the U.S. Women's Open, closing with a 2-under 71 on Sunday and becoming the youngest player to win the biggest title in women's golf, media reports said. Park, 19, who did not have...

Teenager follows suit with her mentor by winning biggest women's golf title.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Ten years after Pak Se-ri rewrote the history of golf by becoming the first South Korean to win the U.S. Women's Open, compatriot Park In-bee has done it again -- this time by becoming the youngest ever to win the...

Twenty-three N.K. defectors to work for GM Daewoo.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Twenty-three North Koreans who settled in South Korea after defecting from their homeland have recently been hired as contract-based workers by a local automobile company, the Unification Ministry said Monday. The...

Seoul shares end lower on oil woes, weaker economic data.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed lower Monday as investor sentiment was dented by rising oil prices and weaker local economic data, analysts said. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea...

(News Focus) Korean builders log record overseas orders.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean construction companies are enjoying a boom in overseas orders this year on the back of the growing Asian market and increased Middle Eastern demand stemming from skyrocketing oil prices, industry sources...

(2nd LD) Seoul offers corn aid to Pyongyang.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Monday offered 50,000 tons of corn aid to North Korea after the famine-stricken country failed to reply to Seoul's proposed assistance. "We will provide 50,000 tons of corn if North Korea give...

Factory in Kaesong complex closed down over dispute.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean factory operating in the joint industrial complex in Kaesong has been closed for nearly 20 days over a feud with a North Korean controller, government and company officials said Monday. The company,...

(2nd LD) Government shifts to clampdown on U.S. beef protesters.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors launched an all-out campaign against protest violence and police raided offices of leading civic groups on Monday as part of a hardline shift in the government's stance on demonstrations against U.S. beef...

Hu Jintao expected to visit S. Korea in late August.
July 1, 2008... BEIJING/SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao is likely to visit South Korea in late August to reciprocate President Lee Myung-bak's trip to Beijing in May, diplomatic sources in Beijing said Monday. Consultations are...

Samsung SDI to spend more for higher organic-display output.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean display maker Samsung SDI Co. said Monday that it plans to spend 552 billion won (US$529 million) till next year to expand its production facility for power-efficient organic displays. In a regulatory...

Former president Kim lashes out at rioters.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Former President Kim Young-sam on Monday denounced violent protesters against South Korea's resumption of U.S. beef imports, claiming they belong to pro-North Korea forces. "The nation is now headed toward a state of...

Rival parties move to end Assembly deadlock over U.S. beef imports.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Rival parties were moving Monday to normalize the South Korean parliament which has been crippled for a month by ongoing partisan disputes over the resumption of U.S beef imports. In an obvious bid to coax the...

S. Korea opens hospital in Afghanistan.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea opened a hospital in Afghanistan to care for local residents as part of its civilian-led efforts to continue contributions to the war-ravaged nation, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. South Korea...

S. Korea's industrial output grows 8.3 pct in May.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industrial output grew at a slower pace in May due to weak domestic demand and a drop-off in production of machinery and autos, a report showed Monday. The report by the National Statistical Office...

U.N. secretary-general set for trip to his homeland.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will begin a five-day trip to South Korea later this week at the invitation of the country's government, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. It will be Ban's first trip to...

Woori Finance to seek takeovers despite privatization plan.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Woori Finance Holdings Co., South Korea's top financial services firm, plans to pursue takeovers at home and abroad regardless of its privatization timetable, the company's head said Monday. The government of...

Resumption of six-way talks likely around July 10.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- The six-way talks on North Korea's nuclear program are expected to restart around July 10, as North Korea does not want the negotiations to be held this week, a senior South Korean government official said Monday. ...

Samsung officially dismantles strategic planning office.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Group dismantled Monday its strategic planning office that strongly influenced group operations, including Samsung Electronics Co., as it is trying to make management more transparent after a corruption...

Korea's state pension fund to raise stock investment.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's national pension fund plans to invest a total of 35.4 trillion won (US$33.9 billion) in domestic and overseas stocks next year, compared with 26.1 trillion won in 2008, according to the Ministry for...

Dispute erupts over wearing of military uniforms at beef protests.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Ministry briefly got entangled Monday in a public rumpus over U.S. beef imports after it said it was moving to crack down on protesters wearing military uniforms, but hurriedly backtracked amid a...

Small businesses thriving in N. Korea.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Small-scale private businesses are quickly spreading in North Korea with the tacit approval of authorities unable to supply sufficient food and consumer goods for its residents, sources well-informed on the communist...

Pyongyang getting facelift in bid to become int'l city.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Impoverished North Korea is creating a commercial street in downtown Pyongyang as part of a large-scale project to turn the capital into an international city by the 2012 centennial of its late leader, sources...

Seoul stocks creep up on program buying.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Recouping earlier losses, South Korean shares rose slightly late Monday morning on the back of program buying, analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 4.57 points, or 0.27...

POSCO to buy 10 pct stake in Australian coal mining firm.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- POSCO, the world's fourth-largest steelmaker, said Monday that it has agreed to buy a 10 percent stake in Australian firm Macarthur Coal Ltd. for 420 billion won (US$402 million), in a bid to secure a stable supply of...

LG Electronics, Honeywell sign home networking cooperation deal.
July 1, 2008... SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc., South Korea's second-largest electronics maker, said Monday it has signed an agreement with U.S. manufacturer Honeywell International Inc. to collaborate on developing digital home networking...

Initial U.S. beef sales hot in Korea despite street protests.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- Phones kept ringing nonstop with people asking for a delivery of American loin cuts. At the empty brisket shelf, an elderly female customer raised her voice in protest. In the retail outlets of A-Meat, a South Korean...

S. Korea, 6 Gulf states to launch free trade talks next week.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and six Arab Gulf states will launch their first round of free trade talks in Seoul next week, the Trade Ministry said Wednesday. During a two-day session that begins July 9, negotiators from both sides...

KT signs alliance deal with NTT of Japan.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- KT Corp., South Korea's leading fixed-line operator, said Wednesday it has signed a tentative deal with NTT Corp. of Japan aimed at securing cooperation in joint business projects in the future. The companies signed...

S. Korea slashes this year's growth outlook.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea Wednesday trimmed sharply its growth forecast for this year to below 5 percent as skyrocketing oil prices and the global economic slowdown combined to pose a "serious" threat to the local economy. The...

Seoul stocks tumble on oil woes.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks tumbled late Wednesday morning as foreign investors dumped large-cap shares on concerns that skyrocketing oil prices could wreak havoc on the global economy, analysts said. The benchmark Korea...

Cheong Wa Dae accepts U.S. apology.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's presidential office, Cheong Wa Dae, said Wednesday that the government will accept Washington's apology for unilaterally announcing U.S. President George W. Bush's plan to visit Seoul in early August. ...

Samsung faces 'leadership crisis,' acting chairman says.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- The acting chairman of Samsung Group said Wednesday the nation's biggest conglomerate is facing a "leadership crisis," following a corruption scandal that led to the resignation of its charismatic boss Lee Kun-hee....

Ruling party to pick new leader Thursday.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's ruling party will pick its new head Thursday, as two veteran politicians close to President Lee Myung-bak vie in a neck-and-neck competition. The new leader of the Grand National Party (GNP) will...

U.S. offers apology for making public Bush's Seoul trip plan.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. has apologized to South Korea for publicizing President George W. Bush's plan to visit the country next month without first consulting with officials here, a diplomatic source said Wednesday. South Korean...

Seoul announces plans for 2009 Air Show.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- The biennial Seoul international air and defense exhibition will be held in October next year, involving over 300 manufacturers and institutes from 30 nations worldwide, organizers said Wednesday. The organizers...

Hyundai Motor workers to begin strike against U.S. beef.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- Workers at Hyundai Motor Co. will walk off their jobs Wednesday as part of a planned one-day partial strike to protest the resumption of U.S. beef imports, union officials said. Roughly 45,000 workers planned to...

Hyundai E&C wins US$220 mln deal in Singapore.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., South Korea's fourth largest builder by sales, said Wednesday it has won a US$220 million deal to build a condominium complex in Singapore. The complex will be built in...

Airforce designates 'Pilots' day' to commemorate first-ever flight.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean Air Force on Tuesday announced a new pilots' day to mark the first-ever flight by its pilots 58 years ago, the Air Force said. The designation comes as Thursday marks the 58th anniversary of the...

S. Korea's foreign reserves fall to US$258.1 bln.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign exchange reserves dropped slightly in June from May as the central bank sold some of its dollar holdings to bolster the local currency amid spiraling inflation. The nation's foreign reserves fell...

Failure feared for extension of deployment in Lebanon.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's U.N. peacekeeping forces in Lebanon may have to continue their mission there without renewed approval by the National Assembly which is paralyzed by an opposition party boycott, officials at the Defense...

Hyundai Hysco to invest US$41 mln in Mexican copper mine.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Hysco Co., a South Korean steelmaker, said Wednesday that it plans to invest US$41 million in a copper extraction project in Mexico. In April, the steelmaker said it will buy a 5-percent stake in the Boleo...

U.S. emphasizes verification in next round of six-party talks.
July 2, 2008... WASHINGTON, July 1 (Yonhap) -- The United States will focus on verifying that North Korea is taking clear steps to denuclearize once the six-party talks resume, U.S. chief nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill said Tuesday. Hill made the...

Unionized workers go on strike, rekindle U.S. beef protest.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- Blue-collar workers from Korea's major umbrella union launched a general strike on Wednesday to protest U.S. beef imports and the government's privatization drive, adding fuel to street demonstrations that have clogged...

Summer of Discontent: Temporary Worker Issue Could Ignite Labor Turmoil.
July 2, 2008... (EDITORIAL from the Korea Times on July 2): Tuesday was the first anniversary of the governmental implementation of a law protecting temporary workers amid loud social controversy. The day also marked the beginning for the nation's small- and...

Back to Assembly.
July 2, 2008... (EDITORIAL from the Korea Herald on July 2): Signs are that the main opposition United Democratic Party will soon attend the National Assembly. It has boycotted the Assembly for over a month, beginning on the legal opening date of the 18th...

Tame inflation fast.
July 2, 2008... (EDITORIAL from the JoongAng Daily on July 2): When Ronald Reagan was president of the United States, he said, Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man. In other words, excessive...

Beef rallies stem from liberals' political opposition: scholar.
July 2, 2008... WASHINGTON, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Weeks of street rallies against U.S. beef shipments to South Korea are actually not about beef, but about radical liberals dissatisfied with the emergence of the conservative Lee Myung-bak government after a...

Bush to visit Seoul Aug 5-6 before attending Beijing Olympics.
July 2, 2008... WASHINGTON, July 1 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President George W. Bush will visit Seoul to meet with his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak in early August just days before attending the opening ceremony for Beijing Olympics, reports said Tuesday. ...

S. Korea expected to post trade surplus in H2: minister.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is expected to post a trade surplus in the second half of 2008 buoyed by solid overseas demand for locally made goods such as ships and mobile communication equipment, a senior government policymaker said...

S. Koreans protest US beef imports with prayer.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Thousands of Koreans prayed by candlelight at a Catholic mass in downtown Seoul on Tuesday night to protest U.S. beef imports, dealing a fresh blow to the embattled Lee Myung-bak administration. The religious...

Newspapers to suspend news supply to Internet portal.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Three of South Korea's conservative newspapers have informed Daum, a major Internet portal site, that they will suspend their supply of news to the company, media industry sources said Tuesday. The three...

US beef sold to S. Korean consumers, restaurants: importer.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- U.S. beef that cleared quarantine inspections over the weekend has been sold to South Korean consumers and restaurants for the first time in eight months, a local importer said Tuesday. Park Chang-kyu, president...

Former Samsung Group chief defends his son against illegal wealth transfer case.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Former Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee denied allegations that his son collaborated in an illegal father-to-son transfer of group control as the two appeared in the same courtroom on Tuesday. "No," the senior...

S. Korea's H1 auto sales gain 8.7 pct.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean vehicle sales rose nearly 9 percent in the first half of the year despite soaring oil prices as demand from emerging markets boosted exports, industry data showed Tuesday. Hyundai Motor Co., its...

SK Telecom beats rivals in luring customers in June.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- SK Telecom Co., South Korea's leading mobile carrier, gained more customers than its rivals in June to maintain its lead in the country's nearly saturated telecom market, according to data released by mobile carriers...

S. Korean football chief to meet with Ronaldinho.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean football's governing body said its head will meet with Brazilian football star Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, more commonly known as Ronaldinho, in Seoul on Wednesday. Ronaldinho, who is touring Asia as part of...

BOK cuts 2008 growth forecast, sees higher inflation.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Citing soaring oil costs and weak domestic demand, South Korea's central bank downgraded its forecast Tuesday for the nation's economic growth this year and expected consumer inflation to hit a 10-year high. In a...

Police accused of partiality over beef protest memo.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Police faced accusations on Tuesday that they compromised their political neutrality by inciting pro-government actions to quell the continuing candlelight protest movement against U.S. beef imports. The controversy...

Seoul shares end down on deepening economic woes.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed lower for a fourth day on Tuesday as investors dumped machinery and construction shares on mounting concerns over domestic demand and the global economy, analysts said. The local currency...

Ssangyong Motor's sales plunge 32.4 pct in June.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Ssangyong Motor Co., the South Korean unit of China's Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp., said Tuesday that its vehicle sales sank 32.4 percent in June from a year earlier to 7,392 units. During the last month,...

IOC requests Koreas march together in Beijing.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has recently requested that athletes from the two Koreas march together during opening and closing ceremonies at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, a high-ranking government...

Korea's inflation rate hits 10-year high in June.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer prices grew at the fastest pace in almost a decade in June on higher prices of oil and other commodities, breaching the central bank's inflation target range for a seventh straight month, a...

Hyundai Motor's domestic sales fall 14.6 pct in June.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top automaker, said Tuesday its auto sales in South Korea declined 14.6 percent last month amid sluggish private spending. Last month, Hyundai Motor sold 48,301 units in South Korea...

Kia Motors posts 3.5 pct rise in June sales.(Financial report)
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp., an affiliate of Hyundai Motor Co., said Tuesday sales rose 3.5 percent from a year earlier to 116,387 units last month. Domestic sales jumped 17 percent in June, but overseas sales rose 0.2...

Renault Samsung's domestic auto sales fall 13 pct in June.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Renault Samsung Motor Co., the South Korean unit of French automaker Renault SA., said Tuesday domestic sales fell 13.1 percent to 9,205 units last month. However, exports of Renault Samsung jumped more than two...

GM Daewoo's auto sales rise 8.6 pct in June.(Financial report)
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co., the South Korean unit of General Motors Corp., said Tuesday its sales rose 8.6 percent in June, driven by rising demand at home and overseas. GM Daewoo sold 86,036 vehicles in June,...

Seoul renews push for Korea-U.S. FTA.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's cabinet on Tuesday approved of a bill on a free trade pact with Washington, in a renewed pitch to win parliamentary approval of the much-delayed deal after removing a major stumbling block by resuming...

S. Korea's trade balance reverts to deficit in June.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade balance swung back to a deficit in June as exports grew at a much slower pace than imports due largely to high-flying oil prices, a government report showed Tuesday. The country posted a trade...

Korea recoups over 91 tln won in bailout funds.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has so far recouped more than 91 trillion won (US$86.9 billion) in funds that it spent since the 1997 financial meltdown to rescue ailing companies, the country's financial watchdog said Tuesday. The...

Seoul stocks trade lower on tech losses.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded lower late Tuesday morning as investors were worried that a global economic slowdown could eat into the earnings of export-driven tech companies like Samsung Electronics, analysts said. ...

POSCO agrees to pay 80 pct more for imported iron ore.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- POSCO, the world's fourth-largest steelmaker, said Tuesday that it has agreed to pay Australian miner Rio Tinto 80 percent more for iron ore supplies, heralding another increase in steel prices. The deal,...

China proposes date for six-way talks on N. Korean nuke.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- China, the host of the six-way talks on the North Korean nuclear program, has proposed that negotiations resume next week, an informed source here said Tuesday. "China formally proposed that a new round of six-party...

STX Shipbuilding wins 110-bln-won tanker order.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shipyard STX Shipbuilding Co. said Tuesday it has received an order worth 110 billion won (US$105 million) from a local shipping company to build two oil tankers. The two tankers will be delivered by Dec....

Hyundai Motor union to strike against U.S. beef.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- The union of South Korea's largest automaker, Hyundai Motor Co., will stage a two-day partial strike from Wednesday to protest the resumption of U.S. beef imports, union officials said Tuesday. About 44,000 workers...

Seoul hosts workshop for defense officials on largest landing ship.
July 2, 2008... SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Officials from five defense-related offices, including the ministries of Defense, Foreign Affairs and Unification, on Tuesday held a workshop on the country's landing ship Dokdo-ham, the largest landing platform...