SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- Leading South Korean steelmaker POSCO is expected to
select the final candidate for its new chief executive officer this week,

SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- The number of jobs in the manufacturing sector is
expected to fall below the 4 million mark this year as the global economic crunch

SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- KTF, South Korea's second-biggest mobile carrier, said
Wednesday its fourth-quarter earnings almost doubled from a year earlier on

SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started sharply higher Wednesday,
lifted by big gains in tech shares, analysts said.

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SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy will shrink 2 percent this year,

SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday.

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SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy will shrink 2 percent this year,
Moody's Investors Service forecast Wednesday, joining a growing number of

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By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- The top U.S. diplomat said Tuesday that six-party