SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean political heavyweights rushed to visit a
Seoul hospital Monday to wish for the good health of ailing former President Kim

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The largest international security forum hosted by
South Korea will open later this week on the country's southern resort island,

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The government on Monday chose two provincial cities
for high-tech medical-industrial clusters in an effort to help fuel the growth of

(ATTN: UPDATES headline, throughout with Hyun's comment on departure, possibility of
Kim Jong-il meeting, N.K. word on S. Korean rocket launch)
By Kim Hyun

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)
By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares remained virtually unchanged

Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)

1-year TB 2.98 2.96 +0.02

By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares remained virtually unchanged
Monday as investor sell-offs outweighed the market's earlier gains, analysts

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; ADDS details in para 4-6, 8-11)
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Woori Finance Holdings Co., South Korea's top

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- LG Chem Ltd., South Korea's leading chemicals
producer, said Monday it has signed a deal with top U.S. automaker General Motors

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