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SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Korean Wave star Bae Yong-joon, better known by the
sobriquet "Yonsama" in Japan, will meet some 100,000 fans at the Tokyo Dome in

SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started sharply lower Tuesday as
overnight Wall Street tumbles prompted investor fears, analysts said.

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator left for Moscow
on Tuesday for discussions with his Russian counterpart on North Korea, as

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea may consider laying an undersea pipeline
to import natural gas from Russia's Far East if plans to bring the resource

SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday.

KOSDAQ 503.55 DN 9.58 points (open)
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KOSPI 1,369.87 DN 29.84 points (open)
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Dollar opens at 1,281.0 won UP from 1,274.5 won
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