By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean peacekeeing forces in Lebanon remain
unharmed by mortar fire launched from Israel into the surrounding region but are

By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- A fierce debate erupted in cyberspace Friday after
prosecutors in Seoul took into custody an anonymous online pundit once called the

SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- Mobile carriers are to provide universal instant
messengers within the first half of the year, officials at one of the companies
said Thursday.

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SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Assembly, paralyzed for weeks by

SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- The government said Friday that it will allow local
hospitals to engage in activities aimed at luring patients from foreign countries

(ATTN: ADDS Ssangyong Motor CEO's resignation in para 7)
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- Ailing automaker Ssangyong Motor Co. filed for court

(ATTN: ADDS Korea Development Bank official's quote, details in paras 16-18)
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- Ailing automaker Ssangyong Motor Co. filed for court

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SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- Ailing automaker Ssangyong Motor Co. filed for court

SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- The government said Friday that it plans to invest an
additional 260 billion won (US$196 million) in a state-run trade bank as part of

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By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- The world is facing an economic crisis that it has