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By Kim Deok-hyun
SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- Asia should learn lessons from the current economic
crisis and embrace it as an opportunity to reshape its export-dependent economic

SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started lower Thursday as losses
in steel and telecom shares weighed on the market, analysts said.

By Koh Byung-joon
SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- Five additional cases of Influenza A including an
American citizen, have been confirmed, bringing the total number of new flu

SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Thursday.

KOSDAQ 520.83 UP 3.46 points (open)
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KOSPI 1,390.22 DN 0.95 points (open)
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Dollar opens at 1,263.0 won UP from 1,259.8 won
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By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, June 17 (Yonhap) -- The United States is concerned about North
Korea's improving ballistic missile capability and its proliferation, a U.S.