By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) said
Friday its first-quarter net profit dropped 47 percent due to increased fuel

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) said
Friday its first-quarter net profit dropped 47 percent due to increased fuel

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started higher Friday as stress test
results on U.S. banks dispelled uncertainty surrounding the health of the banking

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's No. 5 lender Korea Exchange Bank (KEB)
said Friday it swung to a net loss in the first quarter due mainly to squeezed

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KOSDAQ 514.93 UP 0.98 points (open)
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KOSPI 1,400.47 DN 0.61 points (open)
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Dollar opens at 1,255.0 won DN from 1,262.3 won
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SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Friday.

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The Soul hatchback of Kia Motors Corp. surpassed its
rival model Scion xB of Toyota Motor Corp. in April sales in the United States,

By Shin Hae-in
JEONJU, South Korea, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The Jeonju International Film Festival
(JIFF) on Friday ended its successful nine-day run, during which it featured 200