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SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer confidence registered as the
second-highest among major global economies in April, a report showed Friday,

SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Friday upheld lower courts' not
guilty verdict for former Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, who was indicted on

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By Koh Byung-joon
SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industrial output continued to decline in

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- Inter-Korean overland and sea traffic continued as
usual on Friday, Seoul officials said, in the wake of North Korea's warning of

(URGENT) Supreme Court upholds 'not guilty' verdict for former Samsung chairman in
wealth transfer case
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By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- Clad in black and holding yellow ribbons, thousands of

Today in Korean history

May 30

1930 -- Ethnic Koreans residing in Manchuria carry out an uprising against
Japan's colonization of Korea.