SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's imports of chocolate and cocoa rose
slightly last year despite an economic downturn, the country's customs office
said Wednesday.

By Oh Seok-min
SEOUL, Feb. 10, (Yonhap) -- Police said Wednesday they have barred a star tutor
at a private prep center from leaving the country due to suspicions that he stole

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul metropolitan government said Wednesday it
plans to build a park in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, by 2012 to promote

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SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's jobless rate jumped in January as

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tax revenue declined 1.7 percent in 2009
from the previous year as an economic slowdown dented income and corporate

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SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Woori Finance Holdings Co., South Korea's No. 2

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Infracore Co., South Korea's leading
construction equipment maker, said Wednesday that it suffered a wider loss last
year due to an economic slump.

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SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- KB Financial Group Inc., South Korea's top financial

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Woori Finance Holdings Co. said Wednesday it swung to
a profit in the fourth quarter from a year earlier due to lower loan-loss
reserves.