SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will take part in an Asian women's junior
hockey championship starting this weekend in Malaysia, the sport's governing body
here said.

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SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government has no plans to directly

By Lee Chi-dong
BEIJING, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Top U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill will once
again be walking a tightrope this week as he makes desperate efforts here to coax

Dec. 9

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government has no plans to help Hynix
Semiconductor Inc., which is experiencing hard times in the face of sharp drop in

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- GS Caltex Corp., South Korea's second-largest refiner,
said Monday that it started commercial production at its fourth diesel

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's producer prices grew at a slower pace in
November than a month earlier due to falls in oil and raw material costs, the

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Monday that it has launched an
English-language Web site aimed at sharing the nation's economic growth

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By Lee Chi-dong
BEIJING, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Top U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill on Monday

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog said Monday it has
asked local banks to increase their capital base by early next year amid fears