By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares ended lower Wednesday as investors
paused after a rally and turned their eyes to the direction of U.S. markets,

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SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Media personality Lee Cham was named chief of the

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SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Shinhan Financial Group Co., South Korea's No. 2
financial services company, said Wednesday its second-quarter earnings declined

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SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- STX Heavy Industries Co., a unit of South Korea's STX
Group, said Wednesday that it has signed a deal to buy a Dutch wind-power turbine