SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- Tuesday's closing prices (KRW) of
KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange.

By Byun Duk-kun
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, March 3 (Yonhap) -- Visiting South Korean President Lee
Myung-bak urged increased cooperation between South Korea and New Zealand on

SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill that
allows law firms from the U.S. and other countries with free trade agreements

SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top lender Kookmin Bank said Tuesday it
has clinched US$250 million in credit lines from foreign lenders to help local
traders.

KOSDAQ 347.76 DN 1.95 points (close)
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KOSPI 1,025.57 UP 6.76 points (close)
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Dollar ends at 1,552.4 won DN from 1,570.3 won
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SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies will try to win US$130 million
worth of export orders at an international food exhibition in Japan, the
government said Tuesday.

SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.87 lower late Tuesday
morning, paring steep opening falls thanks to bargain hunting, analysts said.

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States began a joint air
force exercise Tuesday as part of their preparations for a high-profile annual