SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bond issuance shrank 16.4 percent in
August from the previous year as climbing bond rates pushed down demand, the

By Lee Haye-Ah
INCHEON, Sep. 6 (Yonhap) -- Once regarded as one of South Korea's top 10
strategic export sectors, the musical instrument industry here is struggling to

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea may be able to sustain its strong
economic recovery without further stimulus measures due to undaunted domestic

SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- Korea may experience a massive shift in weather
patterns that would replace its frigid winters with heavy tropical rains and

SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean man has been indicted on charges of
racial discrimination, the plaintiff's employer said Sunday, in the first such

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead paras to highlight Seoul's decision to file official
complaint over unannounced discharge of dam water)

(ATTN: UPDATES at bottom with Unification Ministry's statement on previous cases, no
inter-Korean accord on dam discharge)

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout; CORRECTS to Tuesday when Sung Kim will return to Seoul at
bottom)
By Kim Hyun

SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- A senior economic aide to the South Korean president
will travel to the United States this week for talks on the upcoming G-20 summit,

(ATTN: ADDS info on N Korea's dams, other background in 6-7th para, at bottom)
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- Six South Koreans went missing Sunday while camping