SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- The number of corporate mergers and acquisitions in
South Korea nose-dived in 2008 from the previous year in the wake of the global

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SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks will take punitive measures against

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By Sam Kim
SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea reported an additional probable case of H1N1

SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has agreed to contribute US$19.2 billion to
an Asian crisis fund designed to insulate the region from global financial

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea reported an additional probable case of H1N1
flu Sunday in a woman who was aboard the same passenger airplane with the

SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea reported an additional probable case of H1N1 flu Sunday in a woman who was aboard the same passenger airplane with the country's first confirmed patient.

SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea possesses "a small nuclear arsenal" but may have yet to develop the capability to deploy weapons, according to a recent U.S. report.

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea possesses "a small nuclear arsenal" but may
have yet to develop the capability to deploy weapons, according to a recent U.S.

SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Sunday it has sold over 10
million large-sized liquid crystal display (LCD) panels for the first time in

SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- An international conference on how civic groups and
universities can help the world meet the U.N. development goals and other global