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SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade account remained in the red in

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade account remained in the red in
September amid rising import costs for oil and other raw materials, a government

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- A two-way competition is poised to heat up between
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Hanwha Group for the acquisition of Daewoo

By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Farmers and civic activists will take to the streets
of central Seoul on Friday in protest of the lawmakers and government officials

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's corporate bankruptcy increased in
September as more manufacturers and builders went belly-up, the central bank said
Friday.

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is considering providing state guarantees
for inter-bank loans as part of efforts to stabilize financial markets and stave

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SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Friday it will

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened higher but took a downward
turn late Friday morning as investors dumped shares on concerns that the recent

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SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's currency pared earlier gains against the

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has supplied
agricultural materials to a fruit farm in the communist state, Pyongyang's