SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak sent a personal congratulatory
message Monday to a South Korean movie director who won the jury prize at the

By Koh Byung-joon
SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- Unemployment in South Korea will grow at the slowest
pace among advanced nations this year, a report showed Monday, indicating the

By Park Bo-ram
SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started marginally lower Monday,
weighed down by large-cap losses, analysts said.

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SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's health authorities said Monday they have

SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run companies' foreign debt rose to
an all-time high in the first quarter as they sold more overseas bonds amid

SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Monday.

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KOSDAQ-open

KOSDAQ 553.88 DN 0.21 points (open)
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KOSPI-open

KOSPI 1,393.99 DN 9.76 points (open)
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FOREX-open

Dollar opens at 1,243.0 won DN from 1,247.4 won
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