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By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- Two detained U.S. journalists were to stand trial in

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June 5

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SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's highest court will begin trial of two
U.S. journalists at 3 p.m., the official Korean Central News Agency said
Thursday.

(URGENT) NK-US journalists

(URGENT) N. Korea says trial for two U.S. journalists will begin at 3 p.m.: KCNA
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SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- Seoul police on Thursday withdrew their barricade
around a downtown plaza put in place nearly 10 days ago to prevent crowds of

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By Koh Byung-joon

By Kim Young-gyo
SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's mobile content market shrank in 2008 due
to unfair business practices between mobile-service carriers and content

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- LG Chem Ltd., South Korea's leading chemical producer,
said Thursday it plans to build a plant in the United States to supply