*** FOREIGN TIPS

U.S. Depicts N.K. As Dictatorship with Continued Human Rights Abuses

*** INTER-KOREAN RELATIONS

President Lee Urges N. Korea to Abandon Missile Launch

SEOUL, March 5 (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.

*** TOPIC OF THE WEEK

N. Korea Condemns S. Korea-U.S. Military Drill at Meeting with UNC

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul-based welfare group said Thursday that it will
break ground for construction of a rehabilitation center for disabled North

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks got off to a solid start on
Thursday, lifted by expectations China is set to release a new economic stimulus
plan, analysts said.

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- Four South Korean movies, including local box office
hit "The Chaser," will compete for top honors at an upcoming Asian film festival

KOSPI-open

KOSPI 1,068.25 UP 8.99 points (open)
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FOREX-op

Dollar opens at 1,535.0 won DN from 1,551.0 won
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FOREX-open

Dollar opens at 1,535.0 won DN from 1,551.0 won
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