Yonhap News Summary

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Friday.

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. and LG
Electronics Inc. saw their combined share of the global mobile handset market

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SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- The education ministry on Friday stiffened its

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By Kim Hyun

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By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., South Korea's

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- The education ministry on Friday stiffened its
punishment of schoolteachers reprimanded for participating in an anti-government

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By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed 1.47 percent higher Friday

Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)

1-year TB 2.78 2.72 +0.06

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., South Korea's

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to sell nine state-run companies by
the end of this year as part of efforts to enhance business efficiency in the