SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's largest automaker,
plans to spend 214 billion won (US$172.3 million) next year to develop five new

SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- A protracted economic slump caused South Korea's wealth
gap to peak in 2008, indicating the underprivileged are more vulnerable to job

SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB)
said Thursday it plans to start price negotiations with Dongbu Group to buy the

SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Thursday.

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SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has given field
guidance in several mines and emphasized that the health of the workers is more

Hybrid challenges ahead

Climate: A hot issue

SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South
Korean newspapers on May 21.

SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea swung to a budget deficit in the first
quarter of this year due to decreased tax revenue amid an economic slump and more