By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean cargo ship single-handedly fought off
a band of pirates off the Somali coast earlier this month when its crew members

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- A former top executive of South Korea's largest
chipmaker, Samsung Electronics Co., said Tuesday that natural sciences merged

By Tony Chang
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak expressed hope
for a dramatic push in relations with Japan under its incoming leadership to

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's reaffirmation
of his hard-line North Korea policy on Tuesday is expected to put further

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's government said Tuesday that it plans
to buy back around 1 trillion won (US$826 million) worth of state bonds this

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By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday urged the

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- Tong Yang Life Insurance Co., a mid-sized South
Korean insurer, said Tuesday it plans to list its shares on Seoul's main bourse

By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is expected to enjoy an additional US$140
million annual trade surplus over the next ten years if a bilateral trade pact

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SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's largest mobile game maker Com2uS Co.

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday urged the
international community to take a cautious approach in dealing with North Korea,