S. Koreans wowed by longest solar eclipse in century
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SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Amateur stargazers and astronomical experts across
Cartoons old and new feature at Seoul events
By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The world's leading cartoonists, animators and market
makers flocked to Seoul Wednesday, as two large events opened simultaneously to
S. Korea, U.S. to discuss carrots and sticks for N. Korea
By Lee Chi-dong
PHUKET, Thailand, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan
and his American counterpart Hillary Clinton will discuss a "comprehensive
Seoul stocks close up 0.34 pct on earnings momentum
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SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks edged up 0.34 percent Wednesday as
Nigerian men arrested for mail scam
SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Two Nigerian men were arrested and one was booked on
suspicion of pocketing tens of millions of won by deceiving South Korean victims
Kia Motors workers begin strike over wages
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SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Unionized workers at Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's
GM Daewoo workers endorse wage-freeze deal
SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co., the South Korean unit
of General Motors Corp., said Wednesday its labor union approved a wage-freeze
Assembly passes media bills amid opposition boycott
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SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly on Wednesday approved a set of
Mongolia pledges to push North Korea back to talks
By Sam Kim
SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense minister met with his Mongolian
counterpart on Wednesday and drew his pledge to press North Korea to stop raising
Regional powers to discuss N. Korea strategy in Thailand
By Lee Chi-dong
PHUKET, Thailand, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Top diplomats from five regional powers
struggling to coax North Korea into rejoining disarmament talks will hold a
