By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- In a rare extensive military shakeup, North Korea said
its leader Kim Jong-il appointed a new defense minister and chief of General

NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 41 (February 12, 2009)

*** CHRONOLOGICAL REVIEW

NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 41 (February 12, 2009)

*** INTER-KOREAN RELATIONS

South Korea Rejects News Exchange with North Korea

NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 41 (February 12, 2009)

*** NEWS IN BRIEF (Part 2)

North Korea Says China Will Provide Aid

NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 41 (February 12, 2009)

*** NEWS IN BRIEF (Part 1)

North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il Visits Major Factories

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday that it has found harmful

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SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- The government plans to provide tax benefits to

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SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- The state-owned Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) said

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SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- Hana Financial Group Inc., South Korea's No. 4
financial services company, said Thursday its fourth-quarter earnings plunged