KOSDAQ 439.84 UP 8.87 points (close)
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KOSPI 1,276.97 UP 43.61 points (close)
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Dollar ends at 1,334.5 won DN from 1,379.5 won
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SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the European Union (EU) will seek to finalize their free trade accord later in the day, wrapping up negotiations that began in May 2007, officials said Th

SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Thursday.

By Shin Hae-in

SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies' bond issuance more than
doubled in the first quarter as they increased borrowing to raise working capital

SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted
by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information arm of Yonhap News Agency,
at 11:00 a.m.

SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded up 2.88 percent late
Thursday morning on improving economic indicators and an expected rise in

SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- Overseas spending by South Koreans declined for the
first time in five years last year as a weaker won and the slumping economy