SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Peru will hold their third round of
free trade talks in Seoul next week, officials here said Wednesday.

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By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- The number of South Korean newborns continued to
decline in April from a year earlier as married couples opted to have fewer

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- More than two-thirds of chief executive officers in
South Korea expected the nation's economy to rebound next year, a survey showed
Wednesday.

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday accused the South Korean
government of trying to incite a third inter-Korean naval clash in the Yellow Sea

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has yet to confirm whether it will attend
the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) next month amid a renewed stand-off with the

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Two conservative groups Wednesday removed a memorial
altar for the late President Roh Moo-hyun set up by his supporters in the heart

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.49 percent lower late
Wednesday morning with foreign selling weighing on the market, analysts said.

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., South
Korea's leading power equipment maker, said Wednesday it has won a 433 billion