SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- About 2,800 North Korean defectors entered South Korea
in 2008, the Unification Ministry said on Monday, reflecting a slowdown that was

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SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank will support local banks'

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SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new budget carrier Eastar Jet Co. said
Monday that it plans to provide flight services on a domestic route starting

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares finished 1.4 percent higher Monday
as foreign investors scooped up big-cap shares following a Wall Street rally on

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SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- Monday's closing prices (KRW) of
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