SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- A group of 40 ancient royal tombs in South Korea has
been given World Heritage status by a U.N. organization, becoming the nation's

SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- A comatose patient whose life support was removed
earlier this week in the country's first court-approved "death with dignity" case

SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Group, South Korea's largest conglomerate,
said Saturday it will pay some 300 billion won (US$233.6 million) to its

A recent poll by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission showed that 76.8
percent of middle and high school students see Korean society as corrupt. Only 8

If the government forecast is right, then the nation's short-term economic
prospects could not be better. The government says the economy, whose contraction

The NEET group of young people has grown to 1.13 million. NEET is an acronym for
the government classification "Not currently engaged in Employment, Education or
Training."

SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South
Korean newspapers on June 27.

TRIESTE, Italy, June 26 Kyodo -
Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight countries on Friday condemned ''in

SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea threatened Saturday to shoot down any
Japanese aircraft entering its air space, accusing Tokyo of spying on the country
earlier this week.

S. Korean official says fate of Kaesong park depends on profitability
SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- The fate of a joint industrial park in North Korea