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Dollar ends at 1,333.0 won UP from 1,292.5 won
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Daewoo Engineering wins US$190 mln order from Malaysia
By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., South Korea's
Seoul not seeking limitless currency swap with Washington: official
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance ministry Thursday dismissed as
"groundless" a local media report that the government is seeking to remove a
Hyundai shows off car entertainment systems at U.S. electronics show
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top automaker, said
Thursday it is displaying its latest in-car entertainment systems at the world's
S. Korean bond issues grow 5.6 pct in 2008
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bond issuance increased 5.6 percent in
2008 from a year earlier amid growing concern over an economic downturn, the
Gov`t to supply US$38 bln in liquidity to smaller firms this year
(ATTN: RECASTS headline; ADDS more info in paras 4,7-10)
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will seek to provide about 50 trillion won
SLOWER GROWTH OF MAINLAND CHINESE TOURISTS GOING ABROAD
BEIJING, Jan 8 (Bernama) - An estimated 50 million mainland Chinese tourists
will holiday abroad this year, growing at a low of 9 percent because of the
Arable land in S. Korea shrinks 1.3 pct in 2008
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's arable land declined 1.3 percent in 2008
as more farming land was used to build apartments, roads and other facilities, a
Korea's money supply growth slows to 8-month low in Nov.
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- The growth of South Korea's money supply slowed to an
eight-month low in November as local banks curtailed lending and foreign
