By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il had two aims in
appointing his brother-in-law to the country's powerful military board and

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By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy is expected to contract 2.4

SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU)
appears to be sinking deeper into trouble as affiliated labor unions are moving

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paras 10-13)
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Friday detained an in-law of former

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By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The United States said Thursday it is optimistic

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has proposed a regular
high-level policy consultation meeting with South Korea, officials here said

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SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Canada has called on the World Trade Organization

SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 1.18 percent higher late
Friday morning as financial shares were lifted by eased woes about the health of

SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Samsung Electronics Inc. captured top
positions in popularity rankings for Europe's mobile phone market this week

SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The labor union of troubled Ssangyong Motor Co. said
Friday it has called thousands of its members to strike against a massive job-cut