N. Korean leader promotes loyal aide in military shakeup
N. Korean leader promotes loyal aide in military shakeup
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Hyundai Steel to buy coal from Russia's Mechel
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Steel Co., South Korea's second-largest steel
maker, said Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mechel to buy
N. Korean leader promotes close aide to senior military post
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il promoted a close
confidante to the post of vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, the
Clinton vows to consult Seoul over reconstruction in Afghanistan
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday
that Washington will continue to hold talks with Seoul regarding South Korea's
Lee, Clinton concur on stronger alliance
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Friday called
on the new U.S. government to strengthen cooperation with Seoul in resolving the
Clinton says N. Korea's missile threats "provocative, unhelpful"
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By Lee Chi-dong and Tony Chang
Clinton says N. Korea's missile threats "provocative, unhelpful"
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comments)
By Lee Chi-dong and Tony Chang
S. Korea's foreign debt declines in 2008
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign debt fell in 2008 from a year
earlier, the first drop in seven years, as banks used dollars provided by
Number of unsold houses hits record high on economic slump
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- The number of unsold housing units in South Korea rose
to an all-time high last year, affected by a protracted economic slowdown, a
Seoul shares down 2.81 pct in late morning
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks dropped 2.81 percent late Friday
morning as foreign investors unloaded shares following sharp overnight falls on
