By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Expanding a domestic market presence in China is key
to arresting the sharp drop in South Korean exports to the country, the

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- Outgoing U.S. President George W. Bush Monday
called South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and a number of other world leaders

ULSAN, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- The leadership of Hyundai Motor Co.'s union resolved to strike at their emergency meeting here Monday, citing a problem in the shift system.

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By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL/ BEIJING, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's deputy chief nuclear envoy

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ULSAN, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- The leadership of Hyundai Motor Co.'s union resolved

ULSAN, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- The leadership of Hyundai Motor Co.'s union resolved
to strike at their emergency meeting here Tuesday, citing a problem in the shift
system.

SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean health authorities on Monday ordered a
recall of U.S. peanut butter-based cookies that may have been contaminated with
Salmonella.

BEIJING, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's trade with China has shown steady
growth in recent years, surpassing US$2 billion last year, while its deficit has

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification minister-designate said
Monday he will work more closely with the United States in dealing with North

SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks plan to eliminate one builder from
the market and place 13 construction firms and shipbuilders under debt