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SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's bashing of South Korean President Lee
Myung-bak waned in July compared to two previous months, according to a
government count on Friday.

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.02 percent higher late
Friday morning as foreign investors continued their recent buying streak,
analysts said.

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- A number of the creditors of
Ssangyong Motor Co. said Friday they plan to withdraw their petition to early

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- A number of the creditors of
Ssangyong Motor Co. said Friday they plan to withdraw their petition to early

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- The release of two American journalists from North
Korea this week gave a new urgency to South Korea's efforts to bring home its

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- Relatives of South Koreans previously abducted by North
Korea on Friday urged Pyongyang to immediately release those currently being held