SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), South Korea's
state-run power company, said Tuesday that its net losses in 2009 narrowed from a

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's Olympic team said Monday
that he and his athletes will do their best to claim a spot in the top 10 medal

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By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean market watchers reacted with skepticism

Yonhap News Summary

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Monday.

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean units of two U.S. pharmaceutical
companies -- Pfizer Korea Ltd. and Wyeth Korea Inc. -- merged on Monday, Pfizer
Korea said.

Today in Korean history

Feb. 2

1957 - The Korean Poets' Association is launched.

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has said his immediate
ambition is to end his people's dependence on corn for subsistence and feed them

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest
automaker, said Monday its auto sales in January more than doubled from a year

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- More than 20 percent of South Korea's trade volume last
year derived from its commerce with China, Korea's central bank and customs

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By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean market watchers reacted with skepticism