SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Assembly, paralyzed for weeks by
opposition protests, plans to open an extraordinary session Friday to pass scores

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By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- Kurt Campbell, former U.S. deputy assistant

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By Kim Soo-yeon

SEOUL, Jan. 9 (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.

KOSDAQ 361.16 UP 4.64 points (open)
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KOSPI 1,214.50 UP 8.80 points (open)
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By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- Five years ago, South Korea's television producers
would have said it was "a piece of cake" to lure viewers throughout Asia. They

By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank slashed its key interest
rate on Friday by half a percentage point, the fifth cut in three months, in a

SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened higher Friday, boosted by
aggressive foreign buying, analysts said.

FOREX-open

Dollar opens at 1,322.0 won DN from 1,333.0 won
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