SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.59 percent higher Monday
as investors snapped up steelmakers, builders and tech shares, analysts said. The

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will tighten quarantine measures and
conduct comprehensive decontaminations of infected areas to stem the spread of

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's military has mobilized 10 jet fighters
as part of a joint drill reportedly overseen by the nation's leader Kim Jong-il,

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SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- High-ranking policymakers and central bank officials

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- A new presidential panel on easing the nation's social
rifts convened its inaugural session Monday to lay out a master plan for this

By Tony Chang
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly on Monday passed a bill designed
to assist poor college students cover their tuition payments, amid growing

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Dollar ends at 1,124.5 won UP from 1,123.0 won
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KOSPI 1,711.78 UP 9.98 points (close)
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