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SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) said

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea vowed to retain its nuclear weapons on
Thursday and accused the United States of preparing for a preemptive nuclear

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By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak has tapped his former finance
minister, Kang Man-soo, to head a presidential committee, an official said

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The head of the government procurement office was
named the vice minister of defense Thursday in a minor reshuffle of vice

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By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government has begun considering the

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SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc., South Korea's No. 2 electronics

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SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 1.14 percent higher
Thursday as overnight gains on Wall Street overshadowed worries about the

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy is likely to lose further
steam down the road as the latest data show exports, the country's main growth