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position, other details; CHANGES headline)
By Lee Chi-dong

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position, other details; CHANGES headline)
By Lee Chi-dong

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., South Korea's leading
shipbuilder, said Thursday that its third-quarter profit soared 83 percent from a

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak urged businesses Thursday to
create new, quality jobs for the country's youth, saying he is more

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SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Speedy medical treatment is key to fighting the

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan will visit
Algeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) next week for talks with his

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para 2)
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- KB Financial Group Inc., South Korea's top financial

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- The factory operating rate at South Korea's smaller
firms hit a yearly high in September, the latest indication that the economy is

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By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- SK Telecom Co., South Korea's leading mobile carrier,

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SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that disputed