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SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- The government is considering fundamental
restructuring of South Korea's energy sector in the mid term to enhance

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday proposed to South Korea that the
two sides hold working-level military talks to discuss ways of improving military

By Yoo Cheong-mo
BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Poland asked for greater South Korean participation

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SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run lender Korea Development Bank

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paras 10-11)
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of
computer memory chips, said Friday that its third-quarter earnings fell 44.4

By Yoo Cheong-mo
BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, China, Japan and 10 member states of
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Friday agreed to create an

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By Kim Soo-yeon

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened more than 2.5 percent lower
Friday as concerns grew over global financial instability and a possible economic