SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unemployment fell in April and the pace
of job losses slowed amid signs that the worst of the economic downturn might be

SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Renault Samsung Motors Co., the South Korean unit of
French automaker Renault SA, said Wednesday its plant will resume overtime shifts

SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The number of small South Korean firms that entered
bank-initiated debt restructuring programs more than quadrupled in the first

SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Australia have agreed to start talks on
a free trade agreement next week, officials here said Wednesday.

SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Chief Justice Lee Yong-hoon on Wednesday issued a
warning to a Supreme Court justice over his controversial attempt to intervene in

SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean exports of auto parts fell for a sixth
month in April, hit by worsening global demand, data showed Wednesday.

SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The volume of South Korean exports has been sinking
sharply since late last year due to a deepening global economic crisis and

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By Byun Duk-kun

SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's human rights watchdog on Tuesday said the
police and firefighting agencies' ban on job seekers above 30-years-old is

SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. has recently conveyed to South Korea its hope
that the ally will deploy a group of military engineers to aid reconstruction