SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- The two electronics parts makers of South Korea's No. 2
conglomerate LG Group decided Friday to scrap a deal to merge with each other,

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- French veterans of the Korean War will arrive here next
week on a Seoul-sponsored program to invite aging veterans to South Korea, where

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest
automaker, said Friday its labor union has agreed to readjust production to

The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Friday.

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 5, 7; ADDS with comments in paras 9-10)
By Lee Joon-seung

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES civic groups' statement in paras 3, 4)
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- Conservative activists in South Korea said Friday they

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- Credit card spending in South Korea declined in
November from a month earlier amid a deepening economic slump, an industry
association said Friday.

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended 2.14 percent higher Friday as
institutional investors picked up steel and transportation shares, shrugging off

KOSDAQ 302.16 UP 3.24 points (close)
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