By Park Bo-ram
SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies' direct financing shrank 11.8
percent in May from a month earlier as fewer firms issued bonds, the nation's

By Park Bo-ram
SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies' direct financing shrank 11.8
percent in May from a month earlier as fewer firms issued bonds, the nation's

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By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, June 22 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday his

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, June 22 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday his
administration is prepared for any contingencies from North Korea, but fell short

SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea issued a travel advisory Monday for
Tehran, urging its people to refrain from visiting the Iranian capital due to

SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- The main English language-translator for North Korean
leader Kim Jong-il was appointed as the country's ambassador to Egypt, the

SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean health authorities said Monday they
confirmed two additional cases of Influenza A, raising the infection toll in the
country to 117.

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SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to streamline its army by cutting

DUBAI, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Prime ministers of South Korea and the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) signed a deal Monday to cooperate in the field of nuclear energy,

SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to streamline its army by cutting
the number of divisions while increasing its artillery over the next decade or