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SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean home prices will likely drop up to 8

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean manufacturers' factory operating rate
tumbled to a 10-year low in November last year in the wake of a fast slumping

Hanoi (VNA) - Export rice prices are on the rise. The price of 25 percent broken
rice has climbed nearly 13 percent since the middle of last week, to 350 USD a

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Sunday it will focus
its 2009 monetary policy on bolstering the fast slowing economy and stabilizing

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The government said Sunday that it has set aside 1.9
trillion won (US$1.4 billion) in support funds in the new year to help the

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Sales at South Korea's top three department stores rose
solidly in 2008 from a year ago as a weaker won prompted consumers to increase

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean home prices will likely drop up to 8
percent this year as an economic downturn is expected to undercut the already

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Major commercial banks extended fewer loans to smaller
companies and self-employed people in 2008, who were hit hardest by an economic

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy is likely to recover gradually
from a slump sparked by the global business downturn starting in the second half

SANA'A, Jan. 03 (Saba)- Higher Council for Economy (HCE) held its
meeting on Saturday headed by Prime Minister Ali Mujawar, chairman
of the council.