LEAD) President dismayed by Assembly normalization
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(ATTN: CHANGES slug; RECASTS header;UPDATES with remarks from the presidential
spokesman)
By Byun Duk-kun
(LEAD) Seoul shares jump 2.84 pct on foreign buying
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SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 2.84 percent higher
2nd LD) U.S. Army offers rare collection of Korean War images online
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SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Army has posted a rare collection of photos
S. Korea 6th in national innovation: report
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's innovation ranking climbed sharply mainly
due to its advanced knowledge-based industries and overall improvement in
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Gov't to tighten visa screening for English instructors
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- The government said Wednesday it plans to tighten the
process of issuing work visas to foreigners who want to teach English in the
Hyundai Mobis scraps plan to merge with Hyundai Autonet
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Mobis Co., the auto parts affiliate of Hyundai
Motor Co., said Wednesday it has scrapped a plan to merge with its subsidiary
S. Korean Bond Yields on Jan. 7, 2008
Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)
1-year TB 2.96 2.93 +0.03
(4th LD) N. Korea to hold parliamentary election in March
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By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will hold overdue parliamentary elections
Negroponte due in Beijing for talks on N. Korean nuke verification: State Dept.
By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte
will meet with Chinese officials in Beijing Wednesday on ways to persuade North
