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SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's jobless rate jumped to a four-year high

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SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea expects to declare a free trade deal with the European Union early next month after wrapping up almost two years of negotiations, a high-level trade official

SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's jobless rate jumped in February as companies trimmed recruitment in the face of deepening recession woes, a government report showed Wednesday.

SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Steel Co., South Korea's No.2 steelmaker, said Wednesday that it has signed a deal to supply 100,000 tons of steel plates for one year to an Indian line pipe man

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By Lee Chi-dong

SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- The heir to Samsung Group returned home to South Korea after a month-long business trip during which he and his wife of eleven years were divorced, group officials said