Ruling party's internal feud intensifies over Sejong City plan
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office demanded a formal apology
Thursday from Park Geun-hye, a former head of the ruling Grand National Party
S. Korea's labor productivity ranks 33rd in the world: report
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's labor productivity ranked 33rd among 131
countries surveyed mainly due to the country's weak service sector, a report by a
Former Samsung chairman attends IOC meeting
By Kim Nam-hee
VANCOUVER, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Former Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, who was
More Chinese expected to visit S. Korea over Lunar New Year holiday
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- The number of Chinese tourists visiting South Korea
during the Lunar New Year holiday is expected to rise 20 percent from a year ago
Hyosung net more than doubles in 2009
(ATTN: RECASTS paras 2, 3; ADDS more details at para 8)
By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Hyosung Corp., a South Korean maker of textiles and
S. Korea, Uzbekistan to deepen economic, political cooperation
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with Cheong Wa Dae's press briefing, agreement on Navoi
development)
By Lee Chi-dong
Seoul shares end 1.76 pct up on EU summit, Chinese data
(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)
By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 1.76 percent higher on
S. Korea, Japan agree to bolster intelligence-sharing on N. Korea
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's point man on North Korea met with the
visiting Japanese foreign minister Thursday and agreed to bolster
Parliamentary committee OKs N.K. human rights bill
By Tony Chang
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean parliamentary committee on Thursday
endorsed a bill calling for the improvement of human rights conditions in North
State farm trade corporation aims to set up int'l grain company
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 5-7, ADDS with new information, comments
from para 9)
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run agriculture trading
