By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to strengthen safety rules for
rechargeable lithium batteries amid concerns expressed by Japan, a government

SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- The government will strengthen its support of
multicultural families but will also set tougher standards for foreign spouses

By Kim Young-gyo
SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Inc., the world's

(ATTN: RECASTS lead paras; UPDATES with ruling party's bid to convene Assembly
session in paras 6-10)
By Byun Duk-kun

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with planned trip by U.S. officials, reports on
Kissinger's visit to Beijing, other details)
By Lee Chi-dong

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)
By Park Bo-ram
SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 1.18 percent higher Monday

Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)

1-year TB 3.03 3.08 -0.05

By Koh Byung-joon
SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea should place top priority in its
industrial policy on expanding support for research and development (R&D) in a

By Koh Byung-joon
SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- It is premature to talk about "exit strategies"
intended to absorb excess market liquidity unleashed in the process of bolstering

By Park Bo-ram
SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 1.18 percent higher as
institutional and foreign investors hunted for bargains, analysts said. The local