Yonhap News Summary

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

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SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean scientists have identified a substance

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SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's leading corporations said Monday they

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog said Monday that
reported cases of unfair stock market activity, including price rigging and

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's household loans expanded at the fastest
pace in five months in November, due mainly to increased credit loans, the
central bank said Monday.

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's household loans expanded at the fastest
pace in five months in November, due mainly to increased credit loans, the
central bank said Monday.

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.71 percent lower late
Monday morning as falls in tech and financial issues weighed on the market,
analysts said.

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has yet to grant access to a team of South
Korean delegates scheduled to cross the border to attend an inter-Korean dialogue

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SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- Police in Seoul have booked a lecturer on charges of

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