(ATTN: CORRECTS outlook in headline, lead) By Kim Young-gyo HONG KONG, May 30 (Yonhap) -- Fitch Ratings said Monday it has upgraded its rating outlook for Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world's seco

By Kim Young-gyo HONG KONG, May 30 (Yonhap) -- Fitch Ratings said Monday it has upgraded its rating outlook for Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world's second-largest maker of memory chips, to "stabl

SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- The rival parties agreed Monday to launch a parliamentary investigation into a snowballing corruption scandal involving savings banks that has led to the arrest of a forme

SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean businessman claimed Monday that North Korea has succeeded in mounting a nuclear warhead on a missile that can reach the United States.

By Kim Young-gyo HONG KONG, May 30 (Yonhap) -- Hong Kong sent a delegation of maritime officials to South Korea on Monday in an effort to promote its position as an international port, government o

(ATTN: RECASTS throughout with more quotes and background; CHANGES headline) SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea threatened Monday that it will no longer engage with South Korea and will retaliat

SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- Woori Investment & Securities Co., the country's third-largest brokerage by market cap, said Monday it signed an agreement with China's top investment bank in a bid to

(ATTN: UPDATES with Kim's visit to Baengnyeong Island in paras 1-6) SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik on Monday vowed to deal sternly with any armed provocations from North Kor

SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean professional footballer suspected of involvement in a widening match fixing scandal was found dead at a Seoul hotel Monday, police said.

(ATTN: UPDATES with Lee's remarks in paras 1, 3-5; ADDS photo, CHANGES headline) SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak praised a contingent of Navy commandos Monday for their daring rai