SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will send a economic cooperation mission to Iraq to explore follow-up efforts for the proposed infrastructure-for-oil agreement reached earlier in the year, t

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday.

(ATTN: UPDATES with aerospace institute expecting no major impact from wind, Monday
weather best for launch)
By Kim Hyun

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- Daewoo International Corp. said Friday that it has
decided to extend the exploration of a gas block off Myanmar until August due to

(ATTN: ADDS Kia Motors' cost-saving drive in final three paras, TRIMS throughout)
GOYANG, South Korea, April 3 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. said Friday it expects

(ATTN: UPDATES the story with adjusted forecast of wind speed from weak to
moderately strong, additional adjustments expected)
By Kim Hyun

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)
SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.53 percent higher Friday

Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)

1-year TB 2.61 2.62 -0.01

SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.53 percent higher Friday
on the back of strong foreign buying, analysts said. The local currency fell

KCTech 3,365 UP 90
SR 54,000 UP 100
CheilWorldwide 197,000 UP 16,500
KT 38,500 UP 50