SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- Outstanding equity fund investments grew at a faster
pace in November than a month earlier as stock markets seemed to be gaining some

(ATTN: ADDS background on New Year editorial, ADDS past remark on nuke, TRIMS)
By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Thursday that it will rebuild its

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea greeted the New Year on Thursday with an
increased focus on its ailing economy and a commitment to denuclearization, a

SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industrial shipments for exports plunged
in November as overseas demand was sharply dented amid deepening global recession

SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak visited the national cemetery
in Seoul Thursday in his first official act of the new year, asking people to

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday it will spend 100 billion

SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday that it has set aside 87.0
billion won (US$66.4 million) this year to support balanced national growth by

SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean households and companies are scaling down
spending on durable goods as concerns are growing that the economy is slowing at

SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has sent a New Year
message to Chinese President Hu Jintao expressing hopes for closer ties between

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