SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has set a launch date to send the nation's
first rocket into orbit after a delay last month caused by technical problems,

SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- The nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States
will meet in Hawaii next week to exchange views about the diplomatic stalemate

SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- An Asian watchdog is asking the International
Coordinating Committee (ICC) on human rights to downgrade the status of South

SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks are expected to keep moving upward
next week, but the market's momentum will be weaker than in recent rallies

SEOGWIPO, South Korea, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- Former U.S. President George W. Bush on
Saturday urged member nations to the six-party disarmament talks to send a strong

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By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade surplus reached US$5.14 billion in

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By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state media said Saturday it was

SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- Three out of every four people who became South Korean
citizens in the past five years were female, likely due to an increase in

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By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade surplus reached US$5.14 billion in

SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's health authorities Saturday confirmed an
additional 44 cases of influenza A, raising the total infection tally here to
1,443.