SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea warned South Korea on Thursday not to
persecute South Korean civic groups that have maintained a conciliatory stance

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By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The prosecution decided Thursday to cross-examine

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's parliament passed controversial
economic laws Thursday that the government claims are vital to fuel investments,

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The swine flu outbreak that caused more than 150
deaths in Mexico is not related to pigs, the head of a local farmers' group said
Thursday.

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SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The government announced Thursday it will maintain a

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to ask the United Nations to help
resolve a standoff surrounding the detention of a Hyundai Asan employee by North

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run hydropower company said
Thursday it has secured a deal to build a 30-megawatt dam in Nepal.

By Shin Hae-in
JEONJU, South Korea, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The opening film of this year's Jeonju
International Film Festival (JIFF) proves a time-honored aphorism: money isn't

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The head of South Korea's state-run Korea Development
Bank (KDB) said Thursday the lender could consider increasing its stake in GM

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SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- KB Financial Group Inc., South Korea's No. 3