By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will bring in 1.5 million tons of
liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year from Russia starting in April to ensure a

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Police said Wednesday they are hunting for a man who
allegedly kidnapped a woman and has used fake money offered by police in ransom.

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's population mobility fell in 2008 from a
year earlier as a slumping economy caused people to hold back on housing

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean currency slid against the U.S. dollar
Wednesday on renewed concerns that foreign investors may seek safer assets for

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will hold a joint
annual defense exercise next month, their combined forces command said Wednesday,

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Wednesday that they sought an arrest
warrant for a ranking official at Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP), a

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SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to expand its so-called reverse
mortgage plan as the economy continues to slide and more seniors lose their jobs,

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- More than 70 percent of South Korean companies support
the government's "green growth" strategy to promote the renewable energy

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SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended 1.24 percent lower Wednesday