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SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- Monday's closing prices (KRW) of
KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange.

KOSPI 200 Closing Price List-2

Samsung Heavy requests limit on oil spill compensation

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Heavy Industries Co. has requested a Seoul
court to place a ceiling on the amount of compensation that may be levied in a

Lotte Chilsung picked as prime bidder for Doosan's liquor unit

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Corp., the flagship unit of South Korea's
Doosan Group, said Monday that it has chosen Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. as a

Farm ministry to front-load 2009 budget to help growth

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- The farm ministry said Monday that it will front-load

Gov't to front-load 2009 infrastructure budget in H1

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- The government said Monday that it will front-load
more than 60 percent of its 2009 infrastructure budget in the first half as part

Gov't to amend law to make public sector layoffs easier

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- Amid a major overhaul of the public sector, the
government said on Monday it plans to revise job evaluation rules to allow

Seoul to promote green industry to overcome economic downturn

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will invest billions of dollars to foster
environmental industries and create jobs to help ride out the global financial