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By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has recently

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SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's largest business lobby said Thursday its

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

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SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has recently

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By Byun Duk-kun

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday nullified a lawmaker's
election victory last April, stripping the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) of a

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- Die Galerie, one of the largest commercial art
galleries in Germany, will open a branch in Seoul next month in its first step to

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- The former chief executive of Ssangyong Motor Co.
apologized to employees Thursday for the crisis-hit automaker's application for
court receivership.

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. business leader urged Congress and South
Korea's parliament on Thursday to ratify a bilateral free trade deal as soon as

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis will visit South