SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's money supply grew at a slower pace in
August than the previous month on eased growth in bank lending, the central bank
said Thursday.

SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- A five-day festival offering a glimpse of life in rural
Korea opens Friday in Gimje, North Jeolla Province, against the beautiful

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday welcomed the Japanese foreign
minister's suggestion to compile a joint history textbook but said it will take

By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- Rupert Murdoch, head of media heavyweight News Corp.,
has met top executives of LG Electronics Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. to

SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports are expected to rebound in the
fourth quarter, fueled by a rapid recovery in shipments throughout Asia, a survey
showed Thursday.

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By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will likely top the agenda during South

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade surplus in information technology
(IT) products reached a record US$6.43 billion mainly due to a sharp drop in

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SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy is staging a steady rebound but

SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy is staging a steady rebound but
the government said Thursday that it will maintain its "expansionary" economic

SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- POSCO, South Korea's leading steelmaker, remained the
world's fourth-largest steel maker in 2008 for the second consecutive year,