SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said it proposed working-level talks
Thursday with South Korea on ways to resume joint tour programs at its mountain

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- The government announced plans Thursday to pump
billions of won in research money into developing competitive home-grown
technology.

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SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean consortium including a state-run

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- China has expanded its mining rights in North Korea to
cover as many as 20 sites, a South Korean report said Thursday.

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- The government should keep hefty stimulus packages in
place for now to sustain the recovery phase of the South Korean economy, the

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SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will tighten quarantine measures to stem

By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks got off to a strong start Friday
as investor sentiment was boosted by overnight gains on Wall street, analysts

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Today in Korean history

Jan. 16

1948 -- Giuseppe Verdi's opera "La Traviata" is performed in South Korea for the
first time.

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SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top 30 conglomerates plan to boost their