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S. Korea, U.S. about to sign deal on military burdensharing
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will issue a written
accord next week on how much Seoul should contribute to the cost of stationing
S. Korea to pour 1 tln won into troubled savings banks
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog said Wednesday that it will inject 1 trillion won in public funds this month to help savings banks cope with bad loans.
S. Korean actor becomes advocate for UN World Food Programme
HONG KONG, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean actor Jang Dong-gun was named
Wednesday as a spokesperson for the UN's food aid branch and charged with the
(News Focus) Further decline in foreign reserves feared to augment market jitters
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- A further decline in South Korea's foreign currency
reserves could worsen market volatility as local companies increasingly encounter
Creditors OK debt rescheduling plan for C&Heavy
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- Creditors of C&Heavy Industries Co., a shipbuilding
affiliate of South Korea's C&Group, said Wednesday they approved a plan to
Ruling party shapes up Lee's media overhaul
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak's conservative party laid
concrete plans for sweeping media reforms Wednesday, under which newspapers will
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Seoul develops integrated combat system for naval ships
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Wednesday introduced an indigenous
integrated combat system for its Navy warships that can simultaneously detect and
S. Korea's procurement agency to front-load 2009 budget
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's procurement agency said Wednesday that it
will front-load around 70 percent of its 2009 budget spending in the first half
