By Ben Hancock
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) - Daewoo Logistics Corp. expressed wariness Wednesday
over growing political unrest in Madagascar and hoped that the situation would

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Local companies' defaults on bank loans jumped in
January as smaller firms took the brunt of a sharp economic slowdown, the

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By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Despite repeated warnings, North Korea is moving ahead

(Yonhap Interview) 'Unconscious, unplanned' passion for writing leads to delightful
debut novel
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By Shin Hae-in

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By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Tuesday

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is transferring missile-related cargo to a
launch pad on the east coast where it is believed to be preparing to test-fire a

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SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- KB Financial Group Inc., South Korea's No. 3 financial

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il named new chiefs for
the communist nation's military on Wednesday, the North's news agency said, in an

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details, background throughout; RESTRUCTURES; TRIMS throughout)
By Sam Kim

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- The number of reported HIV cases in South Korea surpassed the 6,000 mark for the first time since the country reported an infection in 1985, a report said Tuesday.