SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean defector ran into the South Korean
culture center in Beijing earlier this month in an apparent asylum bid but she

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- The remains of an American soldier killed in the
Korean War have been handed over to the United States after being discovered by a

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- A presidential council on North Korean policies
recently released a book sharply criticizing the past two liberal

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- Of South Korea's trading partners, Japan is most
concerned about the free trade deal that Seoul and the European Union (EU)

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean bank deposit rates rebounded from a
record low in June as market rates rose amid prospects for an economic recovery,

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Institute of Finance (KIF) on Monday revised
up its growth forecast of the South Korean economy this year on fiscal spending

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- Fewer babies were born in South Korea in May compared
with the year before, reflecting a trend toward delaying marriage and an overall

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog said Monday reported
cases of unfair stock market activity rose 16.2 percent annually in the first
half of this year.

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, July 26 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Sunday designated
July 27 as a national day to hoist the Stars and Stripes at half mast in memory

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By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday demanded a new "specific" form