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By Shim Sun-ah
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's military on Wednesday threatened to

SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- Leading South Korean steelmaker POSCO said Wednesday
it has launched a steel mill in Malaysia, giving it a stronger foothold in
Southeast Asia.

By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- Early passage of a free trade pact with the United
States looked increasingly unlikely here Wednesday as the ruling party slackened

SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's jobless rate remained unchanged in
October but job creation slumped to a 44-month low as companies remained

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SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's military on Wednesday threatened to

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's housing market is forecast to suffer
further contraction due to a severe economic slump, a poll showed Wednesday.

SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy is expected to grow 3.3 percent
in 2009, falling far short of the government's target, as prolonged financial

SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak filed a lawsuit to evict the
owner of a karaoke club from his building in southern Seoul, following

SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks rebounded late Wednesday morning
as institutional investors picked up shares, shrugging off overnight falls in

SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Infracore Co., South Korea's largest maker of
construction equipment, said Wednesday that it will spin off its defense