SC First Bank plagued by prolonged strike

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SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- A prolonged labor strike at SC First Bank is sparking concerns that the bank's business may be dented amid customers' deposit withdrawals, industry watchers said Friday.<

S. Korea welcomes South Sudan's admission to U.N.

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SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Friday hailed the admission of South Sudan as a member of the United Nations, pledging active support for the new African country's task of nation-building

Lee names new justice minister, prosecutor general

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(LEAD)SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak on Friday nominated one of his senior secretaries as the new justice minister, overriding protests from opposition parties and some ruling p

Hyundai Heavy's H1 orders surge 82 pct

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SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., South Korea's leading shipbuilder, said Friday that the value of its orders won in the first half of the year jumped 82 percent from a year

Seoul shares up 0.71 pct on institutional buying

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(LEAD) SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.71 percent higher on Friday as institutions snapped up retailers and domestic-oriented companies amid lingering concerns on the global

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