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By Park Bo-ram
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished 1.12 percent lower Friday

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SEOUL/INCHEON, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's longest bridge opened Friday off

By Park Bo-ram
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished 1.12 percent lower Friday
as a strengthening local currency hurt exporting companies, analysts said. The

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the European Union (EU) took a big
step toward boosting their economic relations on Thursday by initialing a free

BRUSSELS, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The following are the major points of agreement
contained within the free trade agreement (FTA) reached by South Korea and the

BRUSSELS, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the European Union (EU) initialed
their free trade deal on Thursday, three months after concluding their

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- More than 1,000 South Korean criminals were detained
in foreign countries as of the end of August this year, a foreign ministry report
said Thursday.

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Kolon Industries Inc., South Korea's leading textile
maker, said Thursday that it will split into holding and operating companies to

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean currency rose to the 1,150-won level
against the U.S. dollar for the first time in about a year on Thursday as foreign

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL., Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Pantech Co., a South Korean handset maker, said
Thursday it will merge with affiliate Pantech&Curitel Communications Inc. to