SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) may seek to
take over a local commercial lender in order to gain retail banking business

SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top financial regulator called on the
nation's highly indebted conglomerates Wednesday to step up restructuring efforts

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak Wednesday stressed the
importance of building waterways, saying the country is not effectively using the

SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Wednesday that its ceremonial head of
state, Kim Yong-nam, embarked on a trip to South Africa to attend the

SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- A district court has filed for a constitutional review
of a criminal law that reprimands those who disrupt traffic, officials said

SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean court said Wednesday that Ssangyong Motor
Co., under bankruptcy protection since February, is viable, raising hopes for the

SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday criticized the U.S. government
for raising its defense budget for 2010, saying its huge defense spending prompts

SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- Overseas production by Hyundai Motor Co. surpassed
exports from local plants last month, underscoring the South Korean carmaker's

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SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.32 percent lower Wednesday

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