SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed 0.94 percent lower Friday
as concerns over slumping corporate performance and production cuts weighed on

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Hanwha Group said Friday it is necessary

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para 5)
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Despite the fierce nationwide opposition it fueled for

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has dispatched two government officials to
Bangladesh to monitor parliamentary elections there next week, the foreign
ministry said Friday.

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By Yoo Cheong-mo
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak on Friday urged domestic

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SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea believes the global economic crisis has

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Despite the fierce nationwide opposition it fueled for
months, the South Korean government's decision to resume U.S. beef imports and

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top automaker, said
Friday it has promoted two presidents to vice chairmen amid a series of measures

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Thousands of unionized workers at South Korea's
broadcasting stations launched a coordinated walkout Friday to protest against

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea believes the global economic crisis has
left lessons to be learned, including the danger of foreign investment, according