SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies' direct financing rose 11.2
percent last year from the previous year as more firms issued stocks amid a

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SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- The number of South Korean business start-ups rose by

(URGENT) LG Display-Q4 earnings

(URGENT) LG Display logs net profit of 478 bln won ($420 mln) in Q4
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By Tony Chang

SEOUL, Jan.

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- The amount of arable land in South Korea declined last year from a year earlier on construction of homes and public facilities, a government report showed Wednesday.

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By Lee Chi-dong

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