S. Korea launches its first weather ship

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SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea launched its first meteorological observation ship on Monday, a vessel that is expected to improve precision in the country's weather forecasts, the weather ag

Seoul shares end down 0.31 pct on foreign sell-offs

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(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished 0.31 percent lower on Monday as foreign investors dumped shares of tech blue chips as uncertainty clouded t

S. Korea's population reaches 48.58 mln in 2010

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(ATTN: ADDS with more details in paras 4-5; UPDATES in para 9) SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's total population amounted to 48.58 million in 2010, up 2.8 percent, or 1.3 million, from five

Seoul shares end down 0.31 pct on foreign sell-offs

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SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished 0.31 percent lower on Monday as foreign investors dumped shares of tech blue chips as uncertainty clouded the global economic outlook, analyst

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