SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- A man arrested for allegedly kidnapping a female
bakery store owner for money last month has confessed to committing two other

SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's biggest automaker,
said Monday sales fell 3.2 percent last month as the global downturn hit demand
for its vehicles.

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SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest
automaker, said Monday sales fell 3.9 percent last month as the global downturn

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SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- Renault Samsung Motors Co., the South Korean carmaker
70 percent owned by Renault SA of France, said Monday sales rose 11.7 percent in

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SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industrial output contracted at the

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SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 4.16 percent lower Monday

Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)

1-year TB 2.54 2.54 --

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SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean financial markets were heavily