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By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea recorded its first current-account deficit

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By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea recorded its first current-account deficit

SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top electronics maker Samsung
Electronics Co. plans to freeze wages for its employees this year as part of

SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks got off to a weak start Friday as
investor sentiment remained fragile amid a deepening economic downturn, analysts
said.

Dollar opens at 1,517.0 won DN from 1,519.5 won
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KOSDAQ 359.78 UP 1.13 points (open)
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KOSPI 1,056.71 UP 1.92 points (open)
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By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's current account swung to a deficit in
January as the global economic slump dealt a heavy blow to exports, the mainstay

SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South
Korean newspapers on Feb. 27.

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Thursday its peacekeeping unit in
Lebanon has treated nearly 10,000 local patients free of charge as part of its