(ATTN: ADDS more details in last three paras)
SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's leading computer

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Friday.

By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy grew at the fastest pace in
more than five years in the second quarter as economic stimulus packages helped

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean midfielder Lee Chung-yong will be joining
the English Premier League's Bolton, becoming the seventh and youngest Korean to

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last eight paras)
SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's leading computer

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- SK Energy Co., South Korea's top refiner, said Friday
that its second-quarter earnings rose 16 percent from a year earlier on the

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- SK Energy Co., South Korea's top refiner, said Friday
that its second-quarter earnings rose 16 percent from a year earlier on the

(ATTN: RECASTS paras 2,6; UPDATES with central bank official's comment in paras 5,
10,11; TRIMS throughout)
By Kim Soo-yeon

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks got off to a strong start Friday
as investors were encouraged by overnight U.S. gains and solid second-quarter

(ATTN: REWRITES lead; paras 4,8-9)
By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy grew at the fastest pace in