S. Korea's tax revenues up in 2008 despite economic slump
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday that it had collected
more taxes than expected last year despite a slumping economy thanks to increased
Deadly fire caused by squatters' makeshift bombs: prosecutors
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors concluded Thursday that a deadly fire that
took six lives during a clash between police and demonstrators was caused by
Kia Motors Q4 profit nearly doubles
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest
automaker, said its net profit nearly doubled in the final quarter of 2008,
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*** OPINION FROM EXPERTS
Prospects for North Korea's Domestic Policy in 2009
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*** FOREIGN TIPS
N. Korea Not Likely to Collapse: Seoul Think Tank
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*** INTER-KOREAN RELATIONS
President Lee Names Scholar As New Unification Minister
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*** NEWS IN BRIEF (Part 1)
N. Korean Leader Visits Pyongyang Silk, Gum factories
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*** TOPIC OF THE WEEK (Part 2)
Speculation Varies on Kim Jong-il's Successor
Committee seeks to win Seoul's "rightful" place in world
By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea launched a new national committee Thursday
to try to improve the country's international image that it says is not
S. Korean economy shrinks 5.6 pct in Q4
(ATTN: UPDATES with central bank official's remarks in para 6; TRIMS throughout)
By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy shrank 5.6 percent last
