By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- SK Chemicals Co., a South Korean pharmaceutical and
chemical products manufacturer, said Friday that it has signed a 60 billion won

By Tony Chang
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's vice unification minister and former
unification minister will greet a North Korean delegation due in Seoul on Friday

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy is recovering faster than other
nations but uncertainties still linger at home and abroad as employment and

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SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Friday stepped up its demand for the

CHEONGJU, South Korea, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- Two prison guards at a state-run
prison have tested positive for Type A influenza, with three others also

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By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean delegation was due in Seoul later

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- The government on Friday said it will announce a
follow-up plan for its delayed first rocket launch later in the day that could

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By Koh Byung-joon
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's health authorities said Friday that they

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SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak on Friday paid his respects to

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Friday stepped up its demand for the
release of four South Korean fisherman detained in North Korea since late July,