Dollar ends at 1,516.3 won UP from 1,489.0 won
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SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean business associations appealed to
lawmakers Tuesday for swift ratification of a free trade agreement with the

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By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan said

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean engineers said on Tuesday they have
developed a high-tech infrared imaging device that has wide-ranging civilian and

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SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Tuesday it has

SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks tumbled 3.22 percent late Tuesday
morning as investor sentiment was deeply dented by overnight setbacks in U.S. markets, analysts said.

SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) -- The majority of South Korea's top 20 business groups
expect their annual sales to decline this year as the nation heads for its first

SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Finance Minister Yoon Jeung-hyun Tuesday
called on the business community to step up employment and investment as part of

PAJU, South Korea, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) -- A fire broke out on a South Korean border
islet known as a habitat for rare wild plants and animals, sparked accidentally

SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak called Tuesday for continued
efforts by the entire country to overcome the ongoing economic crisis, one day