SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak ordered his Cabinet Sunday to
waste no time in executing next year's budget if needed to help reinvigorate the

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SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Monday it will pump a

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KOSPI 1,138.42 UP 34.60 points (open)
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KOSDAQ 328.47 UP 8.40 points (open)
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Dollar opens at 1,355.5 won DN from 1,372.5 won
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SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares got off to a strong start Monday
as institutional investors scooped up large-cap shares following U.S. gains,
analysts said.

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Monday it will pump a
combined 6.5 trillion won (US$4.87 billion) in liquidity into the financial

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest
automaker, is further cutting back work hours at its main domestic plant to cope

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Monday began constructing a
rehabilitation center in Vietnam that will help hundreds and thousands of

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Monday.