Parties reach tentative agreement on voting on key bills
SEOUL, Jan.
Lotte buys Doosan's liquor unit for 503 bln won
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., a unit of Lotte Group, said Tuesday it has signed a formal deal to buy a liquor unit of Doosan Corp.
Wage increase averaged 5 percent in 2008: ministry
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean businesses and unions agreed on a near-5
percent wage increase on average in 2008, marking a slight increase from the
Sale of Daewoo Electronics ruptures over price disagreement
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- Creditors of Daewoo Electronics Co. have decided to end
negotiations with a U.S.-based private equity fund to sell a controlling stake in
Gov't to unveil measures to develop core technologies: official
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- The government said Wednesday it will announce sweeping
investment plans this month mostly focused on developing core technologies in a
S. Korean farmers to send rice to N. Korea amid frozen relations
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SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean farmers' organization said Wednesday it
Samsung Group to reshuffle management this month
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top business group Samsung said Wednesday
it will reshuffle its management this month in the first executive shake-up since
Lotte hopes to start construction of skyscraper this year
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Group, South Korea's fifth-largest business
conglomerate, said Wednesday it expects the government to give a final nod for it
One hero, two dramas: winner remains to be seen
By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- "Iljimae Returns," an upcoming prime time TV drama to
be aired by Korea's major broadcaster MBC, tells a lot just by its name.
Domestic movies see worst sales in 8 years: report
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- Hit by the economic downturn and a deluge of foreign
films, South Korean movies saw their worst sales in eight years in 2008, a local
