SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started higher Monday as
investors, heartened by a U.S. auto aid package, picked up tech blue chips and
automakers, analysts said.

KOSDAQ-open

KOSDAQ 346.11 UP 3.66 points (open)
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KOSPI-open

KOSPI 1,189.85 UP 8.88 points (open)
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SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Monday.

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Monday.

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By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said
Sunday that six-party talks are the only way to achieve North Korea's

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's financial watchdog on
Monday urged local banks to increase efforts to bolster their slumping capital

Shame on lawmakers: Dialog, compromise key to parliamentary democracy

Revitalizing real estate

In its latest effort to buoy the sluggish real estate market, the Korean
government is poised to ease property-related regulations en masse.