SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign exchange reserves are expected to
hit a record-high of US$270 billion this year, bolstered by the local currency's

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The United States plans to deploy a dozen F-15E fighter
jets to South Korea to bolster the country's defenses, a military source said
Sunday.

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PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The management of Ssangyong Motor Co.

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The combined sales of South Korea's top 20
conglomerates rose in the second quarter amid signs the country was emerging from

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is taking steps to help local companies win
foreign procurement orders, an area that accounts for 15 percent of the global

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- Financially troubled Ssangyong Motor
Co., relenting itself, has offered to save several hundred laid-off workers, but

ROME, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- Park Tae-hwan of South Korea failed to qualify for the
finals of the men's 1,500-meter freestyle at the World Swimming Championships

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SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- An Asian human rights watchdog is seeking to downgrade

SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has set a launch date to send the nation's
first rocket into orbit after a delay last month caused by technical problems,

SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- The nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States
will meet in Hawaii next week to exchange views about the diplomatic stalemate