SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Assembly speaker departed on a
13-day tour of the Middle East on Friday to strengthen diplomatic and economic

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SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean army officer has been sentenced to

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1-year TB 2.74 2.73 +0.01

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SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- State-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) said Friday

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SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 2.15 percent higher Friday

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial authorities and private
lenders are again considering mounting a face-detection system on automated

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SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- Friday's closing prices (KRW) of
KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange.

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