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By Lee Haye-ah

SEOUL (Yonhap) - The chiefs of major international environmental organizations praised South Korea's "green growth" policy of seeking economic growth through environment-friendly technologies, sayi

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(LEAD)SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks rose 1.59 percent on Wednesday as institutional investors snapped up auto and chemical shares, analysts said.

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak on Wednesday called for nationwide efforts to move toward a more mature democracy succeeding the spirit of the 1980 pro-democracy uprising in the s

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea formally conveyed President Lee Myung-bak's offer to invite North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to a major international security summit in Seoul next year during

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks rose 1.59 percent on Wednesday as institutional investors snapped up auto and chemical shares, analysts said.

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- The management and labor union of Ssangyong Motor Co., South Korea's smallest automaker, signed a tentative wage deal Wednesday calling for a 71,000 won (US$65) raise in m

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SEOUL (Yonhap) - The impact of oil prices on South Korea's economy has been growing over the past decade, a think tank said Wednesday, calling for more efforts to reduce the nation's dependency on