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SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea commenced a formal antidumping

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By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) - Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world's second-largest

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's GS Group said Thursday it is aiming for
50 trillion won (US$44 billion) in sales this year, up 10 percent from a year

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SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks got off to a weak start Thursday
on renewed concerns over the health of the U.S. economy triggered by efforts in

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SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- The delinquency rate for South Korean bank loans fell

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SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- The delinquency rate for South Korean bank loans fell

SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's rural development corporation said
Thursday that it will build 83 eco-friendly power plants in the coming years to

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak said Thursday his government
will concentrate its efforts this year on resolving the problem of "jobless