Korea`s largest art house to hold auction in Hong Kong
SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's largest art auction house will hold its
second overseas auction in Hong Kong next month, putting on sale 40 pieces
S. Korea`s jobless rate rises to 4 pct in March
SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's jobless rate rose in March as companies
trimmed recruitment for fear of a worsening economic downturn, a government
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Higher industrial demand tempers drop in March electricity sales
By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- Higher industrial demand in March helped reduce the
decline in electricity sales brought on by the worldwide economic slump, the
Former U.S. defense official calls for probe into 2006 espionage case
By Sam Kim
SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- A former U.S. defense policymaker called Wednesday
for a renewed investigation into a 2006 case in which he was accused of
S. Korea-EU FTA can help countries overcome economic crisis: official
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SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- A free trade pact between South Korea and the
Listed firms see reserve ratio rise in 2008
SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The reserve ratio of listed South Korean firms
climbed last year from a year earlier as companies tried to boost liquidity amid
U.S. Shows Readiness to Hold Direct Talks with N. Korea
Washington, April 14 (Jiji Press)--Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special
envoy for policy on North Korea, on Tuesday showed Washington's readiness to
