By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's major retailers posted higher sales
gains in May than the previous month on greater demand for groceries and

By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, June 15 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said
Monday his country will use all means necessary, including nuclear arms, to

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, June 15 (Yonhap) -- The United States Monday officially confirmed
that North Korea conducted an underground nuclear test on May 25.

By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINTON, June 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak urged the
United States Monday to quickly ratify a free trade agreement (FTA) signed

WASHINGTON, June 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrived here
Monday on an official visit to include talks with U.S. President Barack Obama on

SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean woman who was allegedly kidnapped with
eight others from Germany and Britain in Yemen last week appears to have died, an

SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry said Monday it is still
in the process of confirming the safety of a South Korean woman who was allegedly

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will seek to
establish a smart grid partnership that could help fuel the global development of

By Sam Kim
ABOARD YUN YEONG-HA, South Korea, June 15 (Yonhap) -- Ten years have passed since
South Korean Navy Lt. Cdr. An Ji-young survived multiple shots to his chest and

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is believed to have started a uranium
enrichment program before the U.S. government raised the accusation in 2002 and