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SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will spend 20 trillion won (US$15.7

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SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Monday it has retrieved

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea posted a fresh record-high trade surplus in
April as imports declined faster than exports amid a protracted economic

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies must take concrete steps to cut
costs in order to remain globally competitive in the face of rising energy prices

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Monday it will supply
US$2.5 billion to local banks as the country's trade balance and overseas

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will spend 20 trillion won (US$15.7
billion) to buy bad debts and purchase assets from ailing companies this year as

By Tony Chang
SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seung-soo on Monday called for
national unity and efforts to build a first-rate state based on the lessons

DAEJEON, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean scientists said Monday they have
succeeded in developing a human vaccine against Influenza A, which can be used to

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 1.59 percent lower late
Monday morning on renewed worries about a global economic recovery, analysts
said.

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is not considering closing a joint
industrial venture in North Korea despite the "crisis" it faces after Pyongyang's