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Seoul shares end lower automakers gain on Europe outlook
Mon May 20, 2013 3:29am EDT * Institutional selling offsets gains from foreign buying * Automakers rally on Europe recovery prospect, Ssangyong jumps * Ssaangyong shares hit a fresh 16-mth high SEOUL, May 20 (Reuters) - South Korean shares edged lower on Monday, with gains in automakers such as Hyundai Motor offset by falls in food companies as institutions took profits on the ...
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S. Korea analyzing if North launched missiles or artillery- Experts N. Korea camp holding American not worst
South Korea officials are trying to determine out what exactly North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend. A Defense Ministry official speaking on condition of anonymity citing department rules says experts are analyzing whether the projectiles are short-range missiles or a new type of artillery the country may be developing. North Korea fired what Seoul officials called a ...
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Seoul shares slip autos gain food companies fall
SEOUL | Mon May 20, 2013 2:09am EDT SEOUL May 20 (Reuters) - South Korean shares edged lower on Monday,with gains in automakers such as Hyundai Motor offset by falls in food companies as institutions sought to take profits on the sector. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index finished down 0.2 percent at 1,982.43 points. (Reporting by Jungyoun Park; Editing by Richard ...
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S. Korea to monitor financial market conditions amid DPRK risks
South Korea's top financial regulator said Monday that financial market conditions should be monitored more thoroughly amid resurfacing risks related to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)."North Korea (DPRK) risks eased recently, but the North resumed its provocation over the weekend by launching short-range missiles, " Financial Services Commission (FSC) ...
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Big business demands lower wages in South Korea
During South Korean President Park Geun-hye's recent trip to the United States, business executives took the opportunity to demand the right-wing president attack the conditions of the South Korean working class. Accompanying Park to the US were 52 business leaders, the largest corporate contingent ever. They included major conglomerate heads, such as Lee Kun-hee of Samsung and Chung ...
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S.Korea says ready for more North missile tests
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea on Monday predicted further missile tests by North Korea which fired four short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan at the weekend, drawing criticism from Seoul and UN chief Ban Ki-moon."Our military is closely monitoring activities by the North's military since there is a possibility of additional launches in the future," Defence Ministry spokesman Kim ...
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Seouls Govt Call Center Impresses Foreign Countries
Koreans are not very tolerant of other races despite their relatively high levels of education and income, the World Values Survey finds according to the Washington Post. The survey polled people in more than 80 countries to find out who they would or would not want as ...
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Sports Briefing | Golf Sang-Moon Bae of South Korea Wins Byron Nelson Championship
Sang-Moon Bae of South Korea won the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Tex., for his first PGA Tour title, beating Keegan Bradley by two strokes after blowing a four-stroke lead. Bae, 26, closed with a one-under 69 to finish at 13-under 267. ¶ Jennifer Johnson shot a 65 to win the Mobile Bay L. ...
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Seoul World Design Capital
In 2010, Seoul held the title of World Design Capital for the year, a coveted acknowledgment of the city’s progress in the development of its design-oriented industries and a foundation for the implementation of further development projects in preparation for 2010.
Seoul is a thriving global city of over 12 million people and the capital of South Korea, a country that has seen rapid development over the last few decades to become one of the newly emerged first world countries of the late 20th century. Read more
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