By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Thursday confirmed Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton, paving the way

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has held a New Year reception for Chinese
diplomats in Pyongyang, the North's official news agency said, amid a flurry of

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has visited a silk
yarn and gum factory in Pyongyang to urge workers to enhance production and

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SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Thursday upheld a decision to arrest

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- POSCO, the world's fourth-largest steelmaker, said
Thursday that its fourth-quarter earnings edged up on higher prices and reduced

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By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- The top U.S. military public relations officer in

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- Accusing media unions of "irrationally protesting"
government plans to reform the country's decades-old media laws, the vice culture

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SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Group said Friday it has promoted or replaced

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economic growth could slow to around 1
percent this year amid deepening global recession woes, the head of a state-run

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SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- LG Display Co., the world's second-largest maker of