SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The government said Sunday that it has set aside 1.9
trillion won (US$1.4 billion) in support funds in the new year to help the

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Sales at South Korea's top three department stores rose
solidly in 2008 from a year ago as a weaker won prompted consumers to increase

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean home prices will likely drop up to 8
percent this year as an economic downturn is expected to undercut the already

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SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Major commercial banks extended fewer loans to smaller
companies and self-employed people in 2008, who were hit hardest by an economic

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy is likely to recover gradually
from a slump sparked by the global business downturn starting in the second half

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's
12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Sunday.

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- A drop in the number of malfunctions and temporary
shut-downs helped raise South Korea's nuclear reactor operational rate to the

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SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's main opposition lawmakers scuffled

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SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's main opposition lawmakers scuffled