Former baseball pitcher given suspended sentence for gambling
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- A former baseball pitcher was sentenced Thursday to a
one-year suspended jail term and community service on charges of routinely
Seoul shares end 1.46 pct lower on financial losses
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SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed down 1.46 percent Thursday
N. Korea believed to have revamped missile technology: source
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By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is believed to have improved its missile
Korea Zinc 2008 net tumbles 33 pct on lower prices
By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- Korea Zinc Inc., the world's second-largest zinc
smelter, said Thursday its net profit plunged 33 percent in 2008 from a year
Seoul shares end 1.46 pct lower on financial losses
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed down 1.46 percent Thursday
as financial shares were battered by a gloomy outlook on a U.S. banking rescue
STRESS MAY BE GOOD FOR YOU? (IN CONJUNCTION WITH 'STRESS DOWN DAY' ON FEB 6)
By ZULKIPLE IBRAHIM
Parliament passes bill to allow voting by expatriates
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SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill to
GM Daewoo halts production again
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- Woes mounted Thursday at the South Korean unit of
General Motors Corp. as the company suspended production amid a sharp decline in
President Lee says more attention should be paid to newly impoverished
By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak Thursday called for special
attention to be paid to those who have fallen to the lowest financial rung due to
Thailand proposes date for ASEAN Plus Three summit
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- The annual ASEAN meeting with South Korea, China, and
Japan will likely be held from April 10-12 in the Thai resort town of Hua Hin,
