By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak donated the bulk of his
lifetime savings of over 33.2 billion won (US$26.2 million) Monday, fulfilling a

SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- A delegation from the global credit appraiser Fitch
Ratings will visit South Korea this week as part of an annual trip to assess the

By Koh Byung-joon
SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy is improving after a recent
downturn as domestic demand and exports are showing signs of rebounding

By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks are expected to ease their grip on
home-backed lending in the third quarter as record-low borrowing costs are

By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks are expected to ease their grip on
home-backed lending in the third quarter as record-low borrowing costs are

SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- The participation of women in South Korea's economic
activities declined for a second consecutive year in 2008, affected by an overall

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By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.15 percent higher late
Monday morning as investors picked up tech shares on rising expectations for

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean freighter suspected of carrying weapons
banned under a U.N. resolution has yet to enter North Korean waters, a South

By Tony Chang
SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- The owner of an account on a popular U.S.-based social
networking service that initially claimed to be run by North Korea's state news