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SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is expected to soon propose a reunion

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.4 percent higher late
Tuesday morning, lifted by continued earnings optimism, analysts said.

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea continued to post a trade surplus this
month as imports declined sharper than exports amid an economic slowdown, data
showed Tuesday.

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is expected to soon propose a reunion
event for families separated by the Korean War, posing a dilemma for South

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's employment ratio ranked relatively low
among major advanced economies in 2008, a report showed Tuesday, indicating that

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By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's GS Engineering & Construction Co. said

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Hana Bank, South Korea's fourth-largest lender, said
Tuesday it has raised 140 million euros (US$199 million) in a syndicated loan

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- STX Engine Co., the South Korean diesel engine
manufacturer, said Tuesday it has forged a business alliance with Rolls-Royce

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Despite encouraging signs in South Korea's corporate
finance markets, major companies say they would like the Bank of Korea (BOK) to

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Unionized workers with the country's newspapers and
television networks launched a 100-hour strike on Tuesday to protest