Finance Minister Yoon Jeung-hyun boasted Monday that Korea is the target of
international attention for being the world's sixth-fastest to escape from
recession.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il this week told visiting Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao that Pyongyang would return to the six-party talks on condition that the

SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South
Korean newspapers on Oct. 8.

SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will visit South Korea next
month for talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak that will focus on ways

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- HSBC Holdings Plc does not have plans for mergers and
acquisitions (M&As) in South Korea following its pullout of a deal to buy Korea

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By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed marginally lower Wednesday

By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed marginally lower Wednesday
as rallies by commodities producers were offset by falls in tech chips and auto

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has so far this year spent less than 5
percent of its annual budget earmarked to promote reconciliation with North

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- The value of South Korean technology leaked overseas
reached 253 trillion won (US$216 billion) over the last five years, a government