SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog said Monday local financial firms' exposure to an alleged multi-billion dollar fraud masterminded by a big-time U.S.

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks spiked 4.93 percent Monday as foreign and institutional investors picked up big-cap shares following Wall Street gains, analysts said.

KOSDAQ 335.15 UP 15.08 points (close)
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KOSPI 1,158.19 UP 54.37 points (close)
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Dollar ends at 1,367.0 won DN from 1,372.5 won
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SEOUL, Dec.

By Kim Young-gyo
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- A delegation of international journalists arrived in
Seoul on Monday to look into an ongoing feud that has left South Korea's cable

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co., South Korea's largest drug
maker, said Monday it has shipped its anti-impotence drug Zaydena to Russia for
the first time.

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- The president of South Korea's leading baseball team,
the Samsung Lions, said Monday he plans to resign amid a broadening investigation

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- A 42-year-old warrant officer was Monday named South
Korea's "top helicopter pilot" of the year, an annual award given by the
president, the Army said.