SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- The government set up a joint taskforce on Tuesday to
carefully monitor and limit the fallout of the swine flu epidemic on South
Korea's trade.

SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- One policymaker at the Bank of Korea (BOK) voted
against a freeze on its key interest rate in March, voicing the need for a cut to

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- CJ CheilJedang, South Korea's biggest food and drug

SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean currency declined to a one-month low
against the U.S. dollar Tuesday on concerns over the impact of an outbreak of

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SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean health authorities said Tuesday that a

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SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed 2.95 percent lower

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By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's demand for wage hikes at a joint

SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean hospitals will be allowed to directly
attract foreign patients starting in May that could help reduce the country's

SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed 2.95 percent lower
Tuesday, pummeled by relentless institutional selling, analysts said. The local

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SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean health authorities said Tuesday that