DSME 20,600 0
DSINFRA 15,400 0
DWEC 12,800 DN 50
DWIC 27,050 UP 250

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- Monday's closing prices (KRW) of
KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange.

By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished 1.43 percent higher
Monday as foreign and institutional investors stepped up stock buying on positive

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)
By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished 1.43 percent higher

Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)

1-year TB 2.71 2.71 --

(ATTN: UPDATES with S. Korea's implementation of U.N. sanctions in last 6 paras)
By Lee Chi-dong

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea vowed to bolster leader Kim Jong-il's
military-first policy on Monday, the anniversary of the cease-fire that ended the

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; CHANGES headline)
SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean defector repeatedly requested asylum at

(ATTN: UPDATES with opposition legislators' move, union's press conference, union
chief's comment in paras 7-10; CORRECTS typo in para 2)

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Monday it is not opposed to any form
of dialogue between North Korea and the United States, saying the Obama