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SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean health authorities confirmed Tuesday that

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- LG Innotek Co., a South Korean maker of mobile phone
components, said Tuesday its shareholders approved the company's merger with a

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By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak called Tuesday for resolute

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean state firms may suffer huge losses
from their businesses in North Korea due to cooling inter-Korean relations,

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Tuesday summoned a confidant of
President Lee Myung-bak over allegations that he tried to influence a tax probe

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 2.19 percent higher late
Tuesday morning as investors picked up steel and financial shares following

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday it has signed an
agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to help South Korean

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will strengthen controls over exports of
chemicals that can be used to make narcotics, in line with a global effort to

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean flat-screen maker LG Display Co. said
Tuesday it has developed the world's thinnest liquid crystal display (LCD) for
use in TVs.

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak called Tuesday for resolute
punishment against violent protesters after a clash between unionized workers and