SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The government spent 1.4 trillion won (US$1.2 billion)
last year to fill in the deficit in the state pension fund, a government report
showed Friday.

Int'l boxing body refers S. Korean chief to disciplinary panel
By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- An international boxing body referred the sport's

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) said Friday
it plans to issue US$1.5 billion in foreign-currency-denominated bonds by the end

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Protracted political wrangling over a government plan
to relocate a number of ministries and official agencies to the newly created

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co., the South Korean unit
of U.S. automaker General Motors Co., repaid a portion of loans it received from

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade deficit in medicine nearly doubled
over the last five years as local manufacturers were unable to meet growing

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Peru will hold their fourth round of
free trade negotiations next week, Seoul's trade ministry said Friday.

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean delegation headed for North Korea on
Friday to discuss cross-border family reunions and humanitarian aid, the latest

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, China, and Japan are seeking to create a
student exchange program modeled on Europe's "Erasmus Program," which would allow

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Sales at South Korea's major discount outlets fell for
the fourth straight month in September as middle class consumers cut back on