SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- Daiso Asung Co., a South Korean joint venture with
Japanese "dollar store" Daiso Sangyo Co., chalked up 330 billion won (US$284.4

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's recent currency reforms and ongoing
power succession deepen uncertainties surrounding the communist state and may

SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- Culture Minister Yu In-chon said Thursday his ministry
will work towards making South Korea more tourist-friendly next year with the

SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- Creditors of the cash-strapped Kumho Asiana Group have
allowed the country's ninth-largest family-run conglomerate to maintain

Korean Festivals-calendar

SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- The following are the major cultural and tourist
festivals being in South Korea in January.

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SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world's biggest

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SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank will adjust the pace and

SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's leading automaker,
sold a total of 3.1 million vehicles at home and abroad this year, a company
official said Thursday.

SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's No.2 automaker, sold a
total of 1.53 million units at home and abroad this year, up 130,000 from last

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SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- The newly nominated chief of KB Financial Group Inc.