By Tony Chang
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- The United States is expected to decide soon on
whether to hold bilateral talks with North Korea on its denuclearization, based

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photographs, graphics, audio and video images, and illustrations (collectively,

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will hold his
first summit with new Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama next week to discuss

SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top central banker on Thursday called
for legal revisions to be enacted this year that would enhance the Bank of

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will place an order later this month with
an Israeli company for radars that could detect and track ballistic missiles

SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted
by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information arm of Yonhap News Agency,
at 11:00 a.m.

SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.89 percent higher in
late Thursday morning, buoyed by massive foreign buying, analysts said.

(ATTN: CHANGES won's closing price in penultimate para, ADDS bond yields at bottom)
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks rallied to a 15-month high

By Koh Byung-joon
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy is making a "stunning" rebound
as the government's swift stimulus measures helped ease the worst downturn in

SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- Police on Thursday took into custody three people on
charges of uploading pirated copies of South Korean summer blockbuster
"Haeundae."