SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- The number of South Korean deaths reported for every
1,000 people remained unchanged in 2008 from the year before as more attention is

SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy is expected to shrink 2.8
percent in 2009 from a year earlier amid falling exports and stagnant domestic

SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean figure skating sensation Kim Yu-na was
appointed Tuesday as an honorary ambassador for PyeongChang's third bid to host

SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- The number of newborns in South Korea continued to
fall in February from a year earlier as people refrained from having babies amid

SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean households' ability to repay debt
declined in 2008 on stagnant income growth, but massive loan defaults are

SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.02 percent lower late
Tuesday morning with institutional selling weighing down the market, analysts
said.

(ATTN: UPDATES with another report criticizing Seoul minister)
By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea blasted Japan on Tuesday for passing the

SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- The country's human rights watchdog said Tuesday it
will launch an investigation into the human rights conditions of female

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- The military said Tuesday it has heightened its alert
against swine flu as health officials reported the first suspected case of the

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; REPLACES 2-4 para with KCDC's official explanations; ADDS
updated info in last two paras)