Six-hour match sets time record in Korean baseball
SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- A pro baseball game held in the southern city of Gwangju Thursday night lasted nearly 6 hours, going down in history as Korea's longest-running match ever, the nation's ba
Lee receives Rotary International award
SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak was presented Friday with Rotary International's highest award for what the organization called his years of contributions to the development of Ko
Korean PM requests Japan's cooperation in parts industry
TOKYO, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Prime Minster Han Seung-soo sought Japan's cooperation in the industrial parts sector and in supporting Afghanistan's reconstruction during talks with his Jap
S. Korea may import U.S. spy planes by 2015: source
SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea could purchase the "Global Hawk" aircraft from the United States as early as 2015, as Washington has recently offered to sell some of the high-altitude unmanne
Seoul stocks up 0.39 pct in morning trade
SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.39 percent higher late Friday morning as investors picked up brokerages and insurance companies despite overnight pullbacks in U.S.
Hyundai Mobis shareholders OK merger with Hyundai Autonet
SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- Shareholders of Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea's largest auto-parts maker, approved a merger with the company's affiliate Hyundai Autonet Co.
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major Korean newspapers on May 22.
Two U.S. journalists detained in N. Korea may be freed after trial: Gov. Richardson
By Hwang Doo-hyong
S. Koreans' life expectancy 28th in world: report
(ATTN: CORRECTIONS in ranking in title, lead; UPDATES with more details in paras 4-5, 7; ADDS more information from para 9)
KORUS FTA implementation to bring prosperity to Korea, U.S.: Obama
By Hwang Doo-hyong
