SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industrial output grew for a second
straight month in August mainly due to brisk activity in the semiconductor and

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be trying to meet
international standards when revising domestic laws, experts here said Wednesday,

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- More than one out of 10 South Koreans were aged 65 or
older last year, a report showed Wednesday, pointing to the country's rapid

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By Lee Chi-dong and Tony Chang
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg said

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By Byun Duk-kun

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Steel Co., South Korea's second-largest
steelmaker, said Wednesday that it has signed a contract to buy coal from a
Chinese mining company.

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By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Wednesday restored the honor of one of

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the European Union (EU) will initial
their free trade deal next month as both sides concluded their negotiations in

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By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak called on the country

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co.'s luxury Equus sedan has been
included in a list by Forbes magazine as one of the 10 exciting cars for 2010 in