SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The total earnings of life insurers operating in South
Korea tumbled 45.7 percent on-year in the first half of fiscal 2008, dented by

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The conservative ruling party has decided to keep the
minimum base on the country's real estate tax at 600 million won (US$427,000) to

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks slumped 0.9 percent late Monday
morning as Wall Street losses in the previous session weighed down on tech, steel

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court has ordered a labor party lawmaker
to pay a fine for his leading role in street protests during the mid-1990s,

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The expected strike by unionized subway workers later
this week will not affect operations in Seoul, an official said Monday.

DOHA, Qatar, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Manchester United's Park Ji-sung and Lee
Young-pyo of Germany's Borussia Dortmund joined the South Korean national squad

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Brazil on Monday signed a memorandum

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will hold its first "dirty bomb" attack
exercise to assess the preparedness of its emergency response system, the

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The growth of South Korea's facility and construction
investments sharply slowed in the first nine months of this year as companies

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