SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 4.11 percent lower Tuesday
as exporters were battered by continuing fears about the global economic

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By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea plans to host its Arirang Festival, the

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani will come to South
Korea next week for talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on ways to

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will define North Korea as an "immediate
and grave threat" to its national security in its forthcoming defense white

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top three refiners are poised to
increase their spending on petrochemical plants and oil exploration projects this

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By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- Mothers, office workers, merchants and political

(ATTN: ADDS reaction from prosecutors, blogger's attorney from para 7)
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- A leading South Korean newspaper apologized Tuesday

(ATTN: ADDS vice finance minster's quote on labor market at bottom)
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- A record number of working-age South Koreans "simply"

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co.
said Tuesday it will set up a joint venture with a sister company to jointly

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead, UPDATES with Beijing operator's quotes on ongoing
practice, number of foreign visitors)
By Kim Hyun