SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks sank 5.46 percent in early afternoon trading Thursday as investors were gripped by fears over a global recession, analysts said.

By Byun Duk-kun and Kim Boram
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- The joint defense capability of South Korea and the

SEOUL, Nov.

SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top two carriers will offer charter
flights between Gimpo and Osaka next month to meet growing demand, government
officials said Thursday.

SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's small and mid-size builders are
downsizing and restructuring their operations to combat a financial crisis caused

By Yoo Cheong-mo
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Thursday
that parliamentary approval of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the U.S. by

SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday urged North Korea to engage in
dialogue, one day after the communist state said it will shut down all overland

SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted
by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information arm of Yonhap News Agency,
at 11:00 a.m.

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By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- Efforts by the outgoing Bush administration to create

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea aims to build up the country's food
production sector into a 150 trillion won (US$107 billion) industry by 2012