SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- The Korea National Oil Corp. (KNOC), South Korea's
state-run oil company, and top refiner SK Energy have signed deals to conduct a

SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- Disgraced South Korean stem cell scientist Hwang
Woo-suk has won a patent from Australian authorities for his work on cloning

SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks bounced back from a weak start
Tuesday as institutions and retail investors snapped up machinery, finance and

SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will take "preemptive measures" if the
collapse of investment giant Lehman Brothers results in a prolonged credit

SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., South Korea's third-largest
steelmaker, said Tuesday that it plans to raise the price of ship steel plates by

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SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, who reportedly
suffered a stroke last month, has recovered somewhat, South Korea's intelligence

SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top lender Kookmin Bank said Tuesday it
is considering selling its entire stake in the local insurance unit of Dutch

SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's 8-million strong veterans
association will head to Canada this week to meet officials working with South

SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it
recently topped the LCD television markets of five nations within the Middle