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Seoul shares open higher on record earnings of Samsung, other tech gains

SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened higher Tuesday, led by gains in technology shares after Samsung Electronics Co. reported record earnings in the...

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2 S. Korean veterans set to tee off at Masters

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Kim Si-woo and Im Sung-jae will be the two South Korean players competing for the iconic green...

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Lee set to meet with leaders of rival parties to discuss economic fallout from Middle...

By Yi Wonju SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung was set to hold a meeting with leaders of the ruling and the...

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N. Korea holds workshop of party officials over regional development policy

SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has held a workshop involving chief secretaries of the ruling party's city and county committees in a bid...

(2nd LD) Samsung Electronics posts record operating profit in Q1, beats expectations

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; ADDS more details in para 6, last 8 paras, photo) By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. on...

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N. Korea's Kim congratulates Laos' president on his reelection as nation's leader

SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has congratulated Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith on his reelection as the nation's leader, expressing his...

(LEAD) Samsung Electronics Q1 operating profit surpasses 50 tln won, beats expectations

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS byline, details throughout) By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday estimated its first-quarter operating...

BTS' 'Swim' dips one spot to No. 2 on Billboard singles chart

April 7 (Yonhap) -- "Swim," the lead track from BTS' fifth studio album "Arirang," has slipped one spot to No. 2 on the U.S. The...

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Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

Korean-language dailies -- President Lee expresses 'regrets' over drone flights to North Korea; Kim Jong-un calls such remarks 'broad-minded' (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- S. Korea's president...

(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on April. 7)

The ruling is significant as the first case recognizing the "employer status" of principal contractors over subcontracted workers since the revised Labor Union and Labor...

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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on April. 7)

Brinkmanship only deepens Hormuz standoff Seoul should launch diplomacy to help end the energy crisis The Strait of Hormuz crisis shows no signs of ending....

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(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on April. 7)

Deficits above 100 trillion won demand fiscal discipline Government finances recorded a deficit exceeding 100 trillion won ($66.7 billion) for a second consecutive year in...