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Lotte Chemical, HD Hyundai Chemical finalize NCC restructuring plan

This photo provided by Seosan City shows the Daesan petrochemical complex in Seosan, about 120 kilometers south of Seoul. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Chemical Corp.

Childbirths rise for 15th month in Sept.: data

This file photo taken July 24, 2025, shows a newborn baby at a hospital in Goyang, just west of Seoul. (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) -- The number of babies born in South Korea increased for the 15th month straight in September, largely due to an increase in marriages, data showed Wednesday.

SK Group's exports up 20 pct during Jan.-Sept. on chip demand boost

This file photo, taken Oct. 29, 2025, shows the headquarters of SK hynix Inc. in Icheon, southeast of Seoul. (Yonhap)

YONHAP Tue, 11/25/2025 - 06:47

SEOUL, Nov.

(News Focus) Lee seeks to expand economic ties with Global South nations amid shifting trade order

President Lee Jae Myung (C, front row) poses for a photo with leaders of the Group of 20 during a photo session at the Nasrec Convention Center in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Nov. 22, 2025. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

ANKARA, Nov.

(LEAD) Outpouring of condolences for late actor Lee Soon-jae as 'big star' passes

This file photo taken Jan. 21, 2023, shows actor Lee Soon-jae. (Yonhap)

YONHAP Tue, 11/25/2025 - 06:44

SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- An outpouring of remembrance and condolences came Tuesday following the death of veteran actor Lee Soon-jae earlier in the day.