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(2nd LD) S. Korea`s current account swings to deficit in Jan.
(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks by BOK official and more info in paras 4-6, 13)
By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea recorded its first current-account deficit
S. Korea`s current account swings to deficit in Jan.
(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with remarks by economist, details throughout)
By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea recorded its first current-account deficit
Samsung Electronics to freeze wages for this year
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top electronics maker Samsung
Electronics Co. plans to freeze wages for its employees this year as part of
Seoul shares open lower on economic uncertainty
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks got off to a weak start Friday as
investor sentiment remained fragile amid a deepening economic downturn, analysts
said.
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