SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean think tanks expressed concerns on Friday
that excess liquidity may negatively affect the local economy once it makes a
full recovery.

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. delegation led by Stephen Bosworth, special envoy
on North Korea, was to arrive in Seoul on Friday afternoon for discussions on

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, May 7 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said
Thursday she has no immediate plans to visit North Korea to revive the

CAIRO, May 7 (Yonhap) -- A group of South Korean lawmakers held a ceremony in
Cairo on Thursday, along with Egyptian health officials, to deliver medical

SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday reiterated its claim to a
successful satellite launch, marking a month of its purported "normal operation"
in orbit.

BANGKOK, May 7 (Yonhap) -- Two of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's special
envoys paid a courtesy visit to Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva in Bangkok

SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- Creditors of Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. plan
to unload an 11 percent stake in South Korea's third-largest builder through

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SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Thursday raided the home and office of a

SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea ranked 50th among 158 nations in terms of
its mothers' quality of life, an international survey said Thursday, a day before

SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will strengthen natural resource development
ties with African countries this year as part of its effort to secure a steady