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Chinese Official's North Korea Trip Generates Hope for Six-party Talks

*** TOPIC OF THE WEEK (Part 1)

Chinese Official's North Korea Trip Generates Hope for Six-party Talks

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday it will spend 54.5
billion won (US$47.0 million) this year to increase the use of energy efficient

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Thursday.

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest
automaker, showed off Thursday a prototype of a hybrid vehicle that can be

KOSPI 1,574.95 UP 4.83 points (open)
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(URGENT) Bank of Korea freezes key rate for 12th month in Feb.
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By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank froze its key interest rate
for the 12th straight month on Thursday as uncertainty about the pace of an

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Exports of traditional Korean rice wine surged 41.9
percent on-year in 2009 due to steady overseas demand for the beverage, a

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks' long-term foreign currency
borrowing increased last year, bolstered by falling funding costs and reduced