(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 5-6, 11-12)
By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- The finance ministry on Friday said it has recommended

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- Veteran South Korean rock singer Kim Jong-seo will be
performing at the U.N. Public Service Awards ceremony next week, his agent in
Seoul said Friday.

BUSAN, June 19 (Yonhap) -- The main booster for South Korea's first
satellite-equipped space rocket has arrived from Russia, the government said
Friday.

By Kim Deok-hyun
SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- Vietnam's struggling economy is expected to see a
modest recovery next year, driven by the government's swift fiscal and monetary

(ATTN: photos available)
By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea continues to frustrate the world by

BY Kim Young-gyo
SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- Sales of Korean-made liquid-crystal displays (LCD)
bounced back to a level not seen since October, a market report showed Friday.

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- The finance ministry on Friday said it has recommended

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government is planning to speed up
its screening process for foreign asylum seekers and improve their living

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, UPDATES with talks resumed)
By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- South and North Korea resumed talks over the future of

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will brief
leaders of the country's political parties on the outcome of his meetings with