By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The United States said Thursday that it is still

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea reelected leader Kim Jong-il as its top
commander and promoted his brother-in-law to a powerful military post Thursday,

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The government's tax earnings dropped 16.6 percent
on-year in January amid stagnant domestic growth brought on by the global

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in para 8; ADDS with visit by S. Korean diplomat in
paras 9-11)
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea lambasted Japan Thursday for approving

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean supersonic fighter crashed into the
East Sea a day before Pyongyang launched its long-range rocket, government
sources said Thursday.

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Former President Roh Moo-hyun received US$1 million
from a local businessman at the presidential office, prosecutors investigating a

By Sam Kim
PANMUNJOM, April 9 (Yonhap) -- As North Korea celebrated the reappointment of
leader Kim Jong-il as its top military leader following a rocket launch that has

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world's second-largest maker of computer memory chips, said Thursday it is considering selling new shares and assets to beef up its capital.

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks surged 4.3 percent Thursday as investor sentiment was boosted by a rate freeze and expectations of improved second-quarter corporate earnings, analyst

S. Korean Bond Yields on April 9, 2009 Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)

1-year TB 2.57 2.59 -0.02