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SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Major commercial banks extended fewer loans to smaller
companies and self-employed people in 2008, who were hit hardest by an economic

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy is likely to recover gradually
from a slump sparked by the global business downturn starting in the second half

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's
12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Sunday.

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- A drop in the number of malfunctions and temporary
shut-downs helped raise South Korea's nuclear reactor operational rate to the

(ATTN: AMEDS lead; ADDS details in paras 3-4)
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's main opposition lawmakers scuffled

(ATTN: ADDS comment by National Assembly office in para 6)
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's main opposition lawmakers scuffled

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with injury toll, fresh quotes, details; AMENDS headline)
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's main opposition lawmakers scuffled

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with quotes, details)
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's main opposition lawmakers scuffled

(ATTN: CORRECTS guide's identity in final para; REPHRASES paras 2, 4, 5 for clarity; TRIMS)
By Sam Kim