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By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's appeals court found former Samsung Group

SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court found Samsung Group former chairman
Lee Kun-hee guilty of tax evasion but dismissed a breach of trust charge

By Shim Sun-ah
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea urged citizens on Friday to rebuild their
lackluster economy by uniting under North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, who has yet

YEOSU, South Korea, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- Asian Games judo champion Jang Sung-ho,
who carried South Korea's flag in the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics,

(URGENT) Appeals court affirms guilty verdict for Samsung Group ex-chairman on tax evasion.

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- A close confidant of South Korean President Lee
Myung-bak Thursday warned against the possibility of South Korea's economic

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suicide)
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- A former vice minister accused of bribery was found

By Shim Sun-ah
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean civic groups flew balloons carrying tens
of thousands of propaganda leaflets toward North Korea Friday, spurning Seoul's