Seoul shares open 0.96 pct lower on U.S. falls
SEOUL, Nov.
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KOSPI 1,053.29 DN 25.03 points (open)
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KOSDAQ 312.79 DN 2.19 points (open)
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Dollar opens at 1,425.0 won UP from 1,409.0 won
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EDITORIAL from the Korea Times on Nov. 18) -- Removing economic tumors: Corporate restructuring should be fair, clear and swift
Now that Korea Inc. has all but escaped from a financial crisis, Seoul is about to treat the economy's most badly affected parts.
(EDITORIAL from the Korea Herald on Nov. 18) - After G20 summit
President Lee Myung-bak's distinct role at the G20 summit in Washington last week and South Korea's inclusion in the "troika" that will preside over the implementation of agreements at the emergenc
Lee cautions against Washington's bailout of U.S. automakers
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said that he supports the incoming U.S. government's move to bail out financially beleaguered U.S.
S. Korea finds minute traces of banned material in Chinese duck meat
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's quarantine service said Monday that it has found a banned antibiotic that can cause bone marrow defects in Chinese cooked duck meat.
