By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- KT&G Corp., South Korea's leading tobacco company,

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SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- SK Telecom Co., South Korea's largest mobile phone

SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 1.62 percent lower late
Wednesday morning as global banking concerns weighed down on local financial
shares, analysts said.

SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of
computer memory chips, said Wednesday it replaced all heads of its overseas units

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SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- State-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) decided

SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- SK Telecom Co., South Korea's largest mobile phone
operator, called on the government Wednesday not to approve a plan by KT Corp. to

SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted
by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information arm of Yonhap News Agency,
at 11:00 a.m.

SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean automakers must make thorough
restructuring efforts if they hope to stay afloat in the face of dwindling

SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., South
Korea's biggest maker of power equipment, said Wednesday that it has received a

SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports plunged 29 percent during the
first 20 days of January from a year earlier mainly due to decreased demand from