By Koh Byung-joon
SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea needs to maintain its fiscal expansion to
spur an economic recovery as the economy remains sluggish despite improving

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By Sam Kim
SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Friday it will raise its funding for
defense research programs by nearly one third over the next half decade to help

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SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- Police on Friday raided the office of a progressive

SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started sharply lower Friday as
investor sentiment was hurt by worse-than-expected U.S. job reports, analysts
said.

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SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
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SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog plans to strengthen
its monitoring of home-backed loans and toughen lending criteria if the housing

SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- Police on Friday raided the office of a progressive
teachers' union which defied a government ban last month by releasing a statement

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