SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks dropped 0.1 percent Thursday as
banks tumbled due to their exposures to ailing shipbuilders, analysts said. The

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is set to record a second-consecutive
monthly trade surplus in March thanks to a continued increase in overseas

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SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog said Thursday local

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's vehicle production skidded 15.2 percent
in February as a global recession ravaged demand, an industry group said
Thursday.

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea and the U.S.-led United Nations Command
(UNC) completed preparations Thursday for their high-level talks a day later at a

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- Hanvit Soft Inc., a South Korean online game
provider, said Thursday it will launch an English learning game on the Japanese
market.

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SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy continues to suffer in the wake

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- Holding rare military talks with the U.S.-led U.N.
command, North Korea apparently seeks to test Seoul-Washington ties, prop up its

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog said Thursday the
country plans to step up its drive to revamp ailing shippers in a bid to keep

March 6

1883 -- King Gojong of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) proclaims the "taegukgi" to
be the formal national flag.