By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's second-largest
carrier, said Monday it named a new chief executive officer (CEO) in a regular

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans suffering from obesity and related
diseases rose sharply in the past 10 years as people eat more food and exercise

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The new deputy commander of U.S. troops stationed in
Korea will assume his new post next week with a change of command ceremony, the

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SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Monday it will buy 1

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SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.91 percent lower Monday

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1-year TB 5.26 5.36 -0.1

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Monday it will buy
back 1 trillion won (US$709.7 million) worth of government bonds in a bid to
stabilize markets.

By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Ministry announced Monday it
will seek parliamentary approval next month for the dispatch of a naval vessel to

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States should take lessons
from their policy rifts in dealing with North Korea over the past several years

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.91 percent lower Monday
as export-oriented shares took a beating from Wall Street losses in the previous