SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- Former South Korean president Kim Dae-jung is
gradually recovering from complications that arose after he contracted pneumonia,

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- The number of South Korean corporate bankruptcies
declined to an all-time low in June as corporate financial conditions improved on

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Grand National Party (GNP) has set Sunday
as the "final deadline" for negotiations with the main opposition Democratic

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul-based hospital said Sunday that many of the
country's AIDS patients have remained healthy for more than 20 years after taking

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's aggregate energy demand is expected to
drop this year for the first time in a decade due to a protracted economic slump,

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense minister on Sunday countered a
claim by some conservatives here that the country should have nuclear weapons to

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SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's health authorities said Saturday that

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SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S envoy said Saturday that Washington will

Tony Chang
SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S envoy said Saturday that Washington will
prepare to hold talks with Pyongyang "under the right circumstances," while