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By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the U.S and Japan have agreed to a draft

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NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, April 13 (Yonhap) -- The United Nations Security Council

SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded slightly higher late
Tuesday morning after a weak start as retail investors picked up financial

SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak Tuesday said the country was
beginning to see some "positive" signs of an economic recovery though it was too

SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- Korea South-East Power Co., a unit of state-run Korea
Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), said Tuesday that it has signed a 3.5 trillion won

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- A total of nine North Korean ships are subject to
possible inspection if they pass through international waters, as they are

SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Tuesday it has
supplied US$2 billion to local banks, less than what it had previously offered,

SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- The only son of former President Roh Moo-hyun
appeared before prosecutors again on Tuesday over his alleged involvement in an

SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreign visitors who arrived in South
Korea in the first quarter rose by more than 25 percent from a year ago to top 2

SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's crude steel production capacity is
expected to reach 64.17 million tons this year on the back of increased facility