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By Sam Kim

SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 2.79 percent lower Monday
as investors were spooked by U.S. losses last week and bearish Chinese stocks,

SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- The chairwoman of Hyundai Group said Monday that she
met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il for four hours over luncheon at Mount

By Kim Deok-hyun
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's troubled Hyundai Asan Corp. received a

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- The keynote of South Korea's policy towards North
Korea remains unchanged despite a civilian-led breakthrough in stalled

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By Kim Hyun

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has offered a rare
olive branch to Seoul in agreeing to resume stalled ventures and family reunions

SEOUL, Aug 17. (Yonhap) -- The number of South Korean jobless who applied for
unemployment benefit in the first seven months of this year surged 40.3 percent

SEOUL, Aug 17. (Yonhap) -- The number of South Korean jobless who applied for
unemployment benefit in the first seven months of this year surged 40.3 percent

SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Monday called Hyundai Group's accords
with the North to resume joint ventures "positive" but said they can be