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SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- Controversy is brewing over South Korea's new capital
market deregulation act as opponents raise doubts on the timing of the

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is planning to visit
South Korea this month for a summit with his counterpart Lee Myung-bak to promote

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- Shinhan Financial Group Co., South Korea's No. 2
financial services company, said Monday that its fourth-quarter earnings gained

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 1.31 percent lower Monday as
banking shares lost substantial ground, tracking U.S. banking falls, analysts

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- The following is the statement contributed exclusively
to Yonhap News Agency by Anoop Singh, director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted Monday
the South Korean economy will likely post "substantially negative" growth this

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