SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Group said Friday that it will not appeal the
court ruling that sentenced its former chairman Lee Kun-hee to a suspended jail

By Koh Byung-joon
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's health authorities said Friday that they
have confirmed an additional 258 cases of influenza A, sparking concerns the

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- Two American soldiers taking part in a joint South
Korea-U.S. military drill have been infected with type-A influenza, health

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak on Friday paid his respects to
the late former President Kim Dae-jung at a memorial altar set up at the
country's parliament.

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- China plans to send former state councilor and foreign
minister Tang Jiaxuan as the president's special envoy to the funeral of late

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SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- A delegation from global credit appraiser Standard &
Poor's (S&P) will visit South Korea next week to hold an annual meeting with

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. military will swap its Apache attack
helicopters in South Korea for their latest model starting in September,

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean delegation was due in Seoul later
Friday to pay respects to the late South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, providing

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Friday.