SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean prosecutors said Friday they have asked
their U.S. counterparts to cooperate in an investigation into a Seoul-based

SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- The wife of former President Roh Moo-hyun received
US$30,000 from a local business executive in 2006, a top Roh aide admitted on

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has confessed he's
struggling with the grinding pace of his activities but keeps pushing himself

SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- A group of 30 anti-North Korea civic groups in Seoul
issued a statement on Friday, demanding the immediate release of a South Korean

SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- A group of 30 anti-North Korea civic groups in Seoul issued a statement on Friday, demanding the immediate release of a South Korean worker detained by the communist Nor

SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's health authorities said Friday that they have lifted a sales ban on 24 medical products subject to a recent recall order sparked by fears over asbestos con

SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- Kumho Tire Co., South Korea's second-largest tiremaker, said Friday it has closed all of its three plants at home for three days in reaction to slowing sales.

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SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.58 percent lower Friday

KCTech 3,685 DN 60
SR 52,000 DN 500
CheilWorldwide 211,500 UP 6,500
KT 38,000 DN 600

SamsungHvyInd 30,850 DN 850
HHYSCO 9,890 DN 70
HyundaiMipoDock 142,500 DN 5,500
S-Oil 59,400 DN 700