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By Hwang Doo-hyong

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- The United States Friday repeated its call on
South Korea to make concessions for a wider opening of its auto market so the

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SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has picked Seoul as the venue of next

SamsungElec 722,000 UP 10,000
WIS 15,700 UP 700
SKChem 66,800 UP 1,700
GC Corp 147,000 DN 1,000

KCC 349,000 UP 1,000
HandokPharm 14,000 DN 250
SBS 40,450 DN 50
PACIFIC 139,000 UP 1,000

SUNG JIN GEOTEC 6,980 0
LGH&H 242,000 UP 2,000
LGCHEM 200,000 UP 7,500
WooriFinance 16,150 UP 150

KCOENERGY 690 DN 10
LGELECTRONICS 107,500 UP 500
KumhoPetrochem 23,250 UP 250
KEPCO 33,600 UP 150

SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- Friday's closing prices (KRW) of
KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange.

SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has visited a
fertilizer factory and a synthetic fabric factory in a northern province and

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SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is planning to pick Seoul as the venue of