SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday it has signed an
agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to help South Korean

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will strengthen controls over exports of
chemicals that can be used to make narcotics, in line with a global effort to

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean flat-screen maker LG Display Co. said
Tuesday it has developed the world's thinnest liquid crystal display (LCD) for
use in TVs.

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak called Tuesday for resolute
punishment against violent protesters after a clash between unionized workers and

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- The number of self-employed South Koreans continued to
decline in April as businesses were buffeted by faltering sales amid a protracted

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of
liquid crystal displays (LCDs), said Tuesday that its LCD display has been

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SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's stimulus measures have helped ease a
sharp economic downturn but it is still premature to say that the recovery will

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean health authorities confirmed Tuesday that
a Vietnamese transit passenger quarantined at a local hospital has been infected

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started higher Tuesday as
expectations that the global economy might soon reach a bottom boosted U.S.
stocks, analysts said.