SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started higher Tuesday as
expectations that the global economy might soon reach a bottom boosted U.S.
stocks, analysts said.

(URGENT) Vietnamese traveler confirmed as new flu case: S. Korea
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SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's facility investment in the first quarter
shrank to the level seen in 2002 amid a protracted economic slowdown, the central

KOSDAQ-open

KOSDAQ 553.60 UP 8.59 points (open)
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FOREX-open

Dollar opens at 1,240.0 won DN from 1,259.5 won
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SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday.

By Lee Chi-dong
BANGKOK, May 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui-chun and his
American counterpart, Hillary Clinton, will attend the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)

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HWASEONG, South Korea, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Three workers died and five were
injured when they were buried in a landslide Monday at a tunnel construction site

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea executed its pointman on South Korea last
year, holding him responsible for wrong predictions about Seoul's new