The Korean economy is showing signs of renewed vitality and, at the same time,
consumer confidence is being restored as optimists outnumber pessimists. There is

SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South
Korean newspapers on July 30.

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, July 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea may face anarchy after the death of

SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court turned down on Wednesday a police request for a warrant to arrest the chief of a national union of media workers, who was detained earlier on charges of mas

SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's government said Wednesday it plans to abolish its time-honored personal seal registration system by 2013 as part of efforts to stem the growing forgery of p

SYDNEY, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The bodies of two South Korean college students who were staying in Australia on a working holiday visa were found in a remote waterway in New South Wales on Wednesday,

SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The Singaporean real estate firm Ascendas Asset Management Co.

SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Former President Kim Dae-jung, long stricken with pneumonia, underwent surgery on his bronchial tubes Wednesday afternoon as part of procedures to facilitate his breathin

Yonhap News Summary

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Wednesday.

SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors sought a six-year jail sentence and a 300
billion won (US$241 million) fine Wednesday for former Samsung Group Chairman Lee