SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Overseas orders won by South Korean builders fell 35 percent in the first half of this year from a year earlier due mainly to a one-off factor, a trade association said Fr

SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks got off to a strong start Friday as overnight Wall Street rallies and relief about Europe's debt troubles boosted investor sentiment, analysts said.

SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade surplus widened in June from the previous month, though imports continued to grow at a much faster rate than exports, the government said Friday.

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SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Friday.

KOSDAQ 482.84 UP 3.29 points (open)

KOSPI 2,120.03 UP 19.34 points (open)

Dollar opens at 1,067.4 won DN from 1,067.7 won

by Anne Hilty
Contributing Writer

S. Korea's trade surplus reaches US$3.3 bln in June: gov't