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SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's farm exports increased 6.9 percent

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

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KOSPI 1,695.83 UP 1.71 points (open)
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Dollar opens at 1,119.0 won DN from 1,119.8 won
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KOSDAQ 542.48 UP 2.08 points (open)
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SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- The first South Korean dedicated icebreaker vessel set
out Tuesday to explore waters off Antarctica and examine candidate sites for a

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Overall retail sales in South Korea this year are
expected to grow 4 percent from a year earlier, amid signs that the nation's

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shipbuilders were outpaced by their
Chinese rivals in the number of new orders received last year and order backlogs,

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares started higher on Tuesday as
foreign investors snapped up auto shares on bargain hunting, analysts said.