SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) kept its 2011 growth outlook for South Korea at 4.5 percent on Friday, but called for monetary tightening to ensure a soft landing f

SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- Two non-commissioned officers died on Friday due to an apparent cardiac arrest while undergoing separate physical tests, Army officials said.

SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top professional football league on Friday issued lifetime bans to 10 players who were recently indicted for their connections with match-fixing schemes, ha

SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top professional football league on Friday issued lifetime bans to 10 players who were recently indicted for their connections with match-fixing schemes, ha

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SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- Sweden's Defense Minister Sten Tolgfors will visit South Korea next week to discuss military ties between the two nations, the Swedish embassy here said Friday.

SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean officials met with their U.S. counterparts this week to discuss possible food aid to North Korea, sources said Friday, as the U.S.

SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak vowed Friday to fight corruption "until the eve of my term," saying the recent uncovering of a series of corruption cases is part of efforts to fi

SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.72 percent lower on Friday as tech companies took a dive on grim second-quarter earnings forecasts, analysts said.