The Korea Times
(Yonhap) - Tuesday marks the fourth anniversary of the Oct. 4 joint declaration born at the second inter-Korean summit.

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By Lee Chi-dong

SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korean banks' loan delinquency rate rose for the second straight month in August from a month earlier due mainly to seasonal factors and a rise in credit risks held by ailing

SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co.

SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- Prices of NAND flash memory chips lost ground in the second half of September mainly due to uncertain global market conditions, industry data showed Monday.

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