SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.6 percent higher as
stronger third-quarter growth data boosted recovery optimism, analysts said. The

SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. will not transfer its troops stationed in
South Korea to Afghanistan, a government source said Thursday, dismissing

(ATTN: ADDS probe into 39-year-old man in 5th para; UPDATES with union's decision to
conditionally end walkout in 7th para)
By Kim Eun-jung

(ATTN: UPDATES with more detail and remarks by BOK official and economist in para 5)
By Kim Soo-yeon

SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started weaker Friday as investors
tracked overnight setbacks on Wall Street, analysts said.

SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's two leading mobile carriers clashed
Thursday over a new service that will allow customers to have two different

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in 4th para and last four paras; CHANGES headline)
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- The embattled union of Korea Railroad (KORAIL) called

SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. said
Thursday that it has obtained an order to build two wind power generation ships

SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- Unionized workers of Korea Railroad (KORAIL) have
decided to conditionally call off their week-long strike, company officials said
Thursday.;

SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's ruling and opposition party lawmakers said Thursday that they have agreed to start deliberation on the government-proposed 2010 budget from next week.