SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- The real estate and construction market slump caused
the number of new homes built in South Korea to fall to record-low levels in

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea acknowledged its liability Friday for the
deaths of five Jehovah's Witnesses who refused to bear arms after being

The following is the summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday.

BUSAN, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- A local court on Friday convicted a Korean man of
raping his wife in the first such case in the nation's legal history.

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency has released its
latest list of North Korean cabinet members which confirmed a shakeup of the

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Heavy Industries Co., the world's
second-biggest shipbuilder, said Friday it has clinched a 907.6 billion won

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- GS Caltex Co., South Korea's second-largest refiner,
said Friday it has signed a formal deal with Nippon Oil Corp., Japan's top oil

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AMENDS headline)
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Group, South Korea's largest business

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SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Group, South Korea's largest business

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SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tax chief has expressed his intention to