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By Shim Sun-ah
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- While the size of North Korea's fall harvest for this

By Shim Sun-ah
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- While the size of North Korea's fall harvest for this
year is uncertain, the United Nations will come out with a specific estimate by

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- The United States is demanding a 14.5 percent increase

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's currency inched up against the U.S.
dollar on Friday as investors viewed its recent setbacks as excessive and market

By Yoo Cheong-mo
BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, on a three-day

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Former President and Nobel Peace laureate Kim Dae-jung
sued a ruling party lawmaker for defamation on Friday, saying the lawmaker's

(ATTN: CORRECTS company official's title at bottom)
By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- SK Energy Co., South Korea's top oil refiner, said

(ATTN: UPDATES with new information in paras 3; ADDS results of bird death from para
10)
By Lee Joon-seung

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Finance Minister Kang Man-soo and his
Chinese counterpart Xie Xuren agreed Friday to expand their bilateral currency

By Yoo Cheong-mo
BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Friday
called for overhauling the roles and functions of the International Monetary Fund