The importance of Ariul

The government unveiled a final blueprint to develop one of the world???s largest
plots of reclaimed land, located on the southwest coast.

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- The United States Tuesday said it will not accept
North Korea as a nuclear weapons status, although it is seeking that status

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SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- A group of South Korean aerospace experts has not been
able to determine the exact cause of last year's failed space rocket launch,

SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Group, South Korea's 10th-largest conglomerate,
said Wednesday it has no plans to buy Hynix Semiconductor Co., the world's second
largest chipmaker.

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SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks got off to a strong start Wednesday
as investor sentiment was lifted by overnight gains in U.S. markets, analysts
said.

SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean power company said Wednesday that it
signed a deal with the Senegalese government to cooperate in the energy sector.

SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 1.2 percent higher Wednesday
as better-than-expected economic data in the U.S. lifted investor sentiment,

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SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 1.2 percent higher Wednesday