By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- The United States Friday expressed support for

By Lee Chi-dong
ZURICH, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak departed for
Seoul Friday after concluding a weeklong tour of India and Switzerland, his first

TOKYO, Jan. 29 Kyodo -
Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada said Friday that Japan will pursue ''active''
and ''dynamic'' diplomacy with the arrival of what he calls a new era of

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By Lee Chi-dong
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak said Friday that

JEONJU, South Korea, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Former world figure skating champion Mao
Asada of Japan won the 2010 Four Continents Championships on Friday with her

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Friday that it has launched a probe
into possible defects in vehicles produced by Japanese automaker Toyota Motor

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By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- LG Chem Ltd., South Korea's largest chemicals maker,

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- SK Gas Co. and E1 Corp., South Korea's major suppliers
of liquefied petroleum gas will cut liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices slightly

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Korea Life Insurance Co., South Korea's third-largest
life insurer, received approval Friday to list its shares on Seoul's main bourse

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SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Creditors of Hynix Semiconductor Inc. said Friday that