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2012/05/25 14:36

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Brother of late Sokor President Roh indicted on b...

By PNA / Yonhap and U.S. News Agency / Asian The elder brother of former President Roh Moo-hyun was indicted Friday on bribery and embezzlement charges. This, after allegedly pocketing billions of...

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2012/05/25 13:50

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South Korean soldiers' remains repatriated

... for, that were left on a bloody battle field in North Korea." According to Seoul's Yonhap News agency, a U.S. excavation team has recovered the remains of 226 South Korean soldiers in...

2012/05/24 17:00

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US officials 'flew to N. Korea' before rocket lau...

South Korean media, although government officials and the US State Department refused to comment. Yonhap News agency also said the plane carried DeTrani. The United Nations Security Council...

2012/05/24 01:59

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Apple iPhone surges more than two-fold to grab 19...

... doubled its market share, according data from Woori Investment and Securities, reported by Yonhap,” Jon Russell reports for TNW. “Woori’s report concludes that Apple’s sales between January...

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2012/05/23 02:36

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Eurozone woes seen as biggest risk to Korea Inc. ...

By PNA / Yonhap and U.S. News Agency / Asian A majority of South Korean economists predict the spreading eurozone debt crisis to be the biggest drag on the local economy in the second half of 2012, a...

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2012/05/22 08:05

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South Korea to spend $2b on missiles

... project to buy 500 to 600 new missiles, Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported on Tuesday. Yonhap News agency carried a similar report. The defence ministry declined to confirm the reports,...

2012/05/21 22:38

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Four climbers die on Everest ‹ Japan Today

... “The Balcony”, an area near the top of the 8,848-meter (29,029-feet) peak. The Seoul-based Yonhap News agency said Song had collapsed due to altitude sickness and fallen off a cliff, quoting...

2012/05/21 18:19

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North Korea executes 3 for cannibalism, report cl...

... outlines information from 230 defectors who reported seeing the public executions, the Yonhap News Agency said after reviewing sections of the report. Some of those interviewed said the...

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2012/05/21 15:46

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S. Korea working to forge military cooperation pa...

By PNA / Yonhap and U.S. News Agency / Asian South Korea is working on a plan to forge a military cooperation pact with China, the defense ministry said Monday, in what appears to be an effort to...

Kim Kwan U.S. News Agency Yonhap Kim Min-Seok Kim Kwan-Jin

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2012/05/21 15:46

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Lawmaker close to Park selected as ruling party’s...

By PNA / Yonhap and U.S. News Agency / Asian A four-term lawmaker close to leading presidential hopeful Park Geun-hye was selected Monday as the secretary general of the ruling Saenuri Party in a...

Park Geun-hye Saenuri Party Kim Young-woo U.S. News Agency Yonhap

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2012/05/21 02:56

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Top officials meet as N.Korea nuclear test feared

North Korea should refrain from any further provocations," Lim said in opening remarks quoted by Yonhap News agency. "There will be a different path for them if they make the right decision," Lim...

2012/05/21 02:28

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IFJ Supports Industrial Action by Korean Journali...

... response to alleged political interference in media operations.Staff from MBC, KBS, YTN, the Yonhap News Agency and Kukminilbo, are currently on strike, demanding the restoration of unbiased...

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2012/05/20 06:36

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National pavilions draw large crowds at Sokor’s Y...

By PNA / Yonhap and U.S. News Agency / Asian National pavilions that highlight efforts by humanity to harmonize with the marine environment have drawn large crowds at the 2012 Yeosu Expo, organizers...

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2012/05/18 22:38

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Japan, U.S., S Korea to discuss North Korea next ...

... State Department said Friday. The statement confirmed an earlier report from South Korea’s Yonhap News agency. “The meeting is part of an ongoing dialogue among all three countries to...

2012/05/18 11:53

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World stock markets sink on U.S., Europe worries

... slid in the first quarter of 2012 from a year earlier, mainly due to soaring fuel prices, Yonhap News Agency said. Gold miners were among the gainers. Australia's Newcrest Mining rose 3.8...

2012/05/17 15:04

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Samsung on top as phone sales dip

Models introduce Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S II during its unveiling ceremony in Seoul, South Korea. (Jin Sung-chul, Yonhap, AP) San Francisco - Mobile phone sales worldwide suffered a rare dip in...

2012/05/17 03:56

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S.Korea, US, Japan to hold talks on N.Korea

Shinsuke Sugiyama and the US special envoy on the North Glyn Davies will meet on Monday, Yonhap News agency quoted a foreign ministry official as saying. A ministry spokeswoman had no...

2012/05/16 20:54

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Hyundai Rotem inks US$ 100-M Ukraine train mainte...

By PNA / Yonhap and U.S. News Agency / Asian Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean rolling stock manufacturer, said Wednesday it has reached a US$ 100 million train maintenance service contract with...

2012/05/16 10:36

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S. Korea needs to boost economic vigor — finance ...

By PNA / Yonhap and U.S. News Agency / Asian South Korea should seek to resuscitate its economic vitality and plot a policy of long-term sustainable growth to counter mounting global financial...

Bahk Jae-Wan U.S. News Agency Yonhap Seoul

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2012/05/16 09:36

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S. Korea’s jobless rate falls to 3.5% in April

By PNA / Yonhap and U.S. News Agency / Asian South Korea’s jobless rate decelerated in April, thanks mainly to more positions created in the service sector, a government report showed Wednesday. The...

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