SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- Exports of "makgeolli," a traditional Korean rice
wine, rose sharply last month on the back of ever-increasing popularity for the

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea officially launched a contingent of
peacekeeping troops for Haiti Wednesday, with President Lee Myung-bak vowing his

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state quarantine service said Wednesday
that it has developed a new cattle tuberculosis detection kit that can help

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- Jeju Air Co., South Korea's biggest budget carrier,
said Wednesday that it has introduced a plane to increase its fleet of four
B737-800s to five.

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VANCOUVER, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Speed skater Lee Sung-hwa's delivery of South

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VANCOUVER, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Lee Sang-hwa won gold in the women's

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- Korea Express Co., South Korea's biggest logistics
firm, said Wednesday that it is targeting 2.1 trillion won (US$1.8 billion) in

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By Lee Youkyung
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- The chief of Google Inc. said Tuesday that

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will launch a scholarship program for the
children of Korean War veterans from underdeveloped countries to repay their

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- Foreign currency borrowing by South Korean banks
increased this year as their ability to borrow overseas remained solid despite