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By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea launched a new, integrated group of overseas

SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- Unionized workers at Ssangyong Motor Co., which has been
under bankruptcy protection since February, staged a partial strike on Thursday

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SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.55 percent higher Thursday

SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top lender Kookmin Bank said Thursday it
has raised US$1 billion by selling so-called covered bonds, becoming the first

SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- Anheuser-Bush InBev NV said Thursday it has agreed to
sell its South Korean beer unit to U.S. private equity fund KKR & Co. for US$1.8

BUSAN, May 7 (Yonhap) -- A local court ordered a donor Thursday to fulfill his
pledge to a university regardless of whether the recipient uses the money as it

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SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-invested Industrial Bank of Korea

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SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- Woori Finance Holdings Co., South Korea's top financial

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea launched a new, integrated group of overseas
volunteers Thursday as part of its plan to significantly increase its overseas

SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- International award-winning South Korean director Hong
Sang-soo has been selected as a jury member of the upcoming Locarno International