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Dollar opens at 1,425.0 won UP from 1,409.0 won
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EDITORIAL from the Korea Times on Nov. 18) -- Removing economic tumors: Corporate restructuring should be fair, clear and swift
Now that Korea Inc. has all but escaped from a financial crisis, Seoul is about to treat the economy's most badly affected parts.
(EDITORIAL from the Korea Herald on Nov. 18) - After G20 summit
President Lee Myung-bak's distinct role at the G20 summit in Washington last week and South Korea's inclusion in the "troika" that will preside over the implementation of agreements at the emergenc
Lee cautions against Washington's bailout of U.S. automakers
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said that he supports the incoming U.S. government's move to bail out financially beleaguered U.S.
S. Korea finds minute traces of banned material in Chinese duck meat
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's quarantine service said Monday that it has found a banned antibiotic that can cause bone marrow defects in Chinese cooked duck meat.
Lee begins trip to Latin America
SAO PAULO, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrived in
Sao Paulo from the U.S. on Monday, beginning his four-day Brazilian visit
N. Korea rejects proposal for inter-Korean dialogue as "hypocritical"
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday labeled as hypocritical South
Korea's recent proposal for inter-Korean dialogue, claiming the proposal is
Gov't to limit fallout of planned railway workers' strike
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The government said Monday that it has established a
contingency plan to reduce any inconvenience caused by the planned walkout of
