By Koh Byung-joon
SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- The International Monetary Fund will likely upgrade
its growth outlooks for emerging countries in Asia including South Korea, as

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il attended a performance
by a Russian dance ensemble with his vice foreign minister and party officials,

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Renault Samsung Motor Co., the local unit of French
automaker Renault SA, said Wednesday it plans to build a solar energy plant in

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to step up its defenses against the
threat of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP), which is caused by a nuclear blast and

(Movie Review) Slow and colorless, 'Dying' deserves credit for experimental approach
(ATTN: photos available)
By Shin Hae-in

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean chemical producer Korea Kumho
Petrochemical Co. said Wednesday it has completed the construction of a US$40

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest chip
maker, said Wednesday that it has formed an alliance with Numonyx B.V. on

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SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- The Mise-en-scene Short Film Festival (MSFF), which
has played a large role in discovering emerging South Korean auteurs and actors

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- The amount of overdue taxes in South Korea soared 46
percent in the first four months of the year from the end of last year due to a