LEAD) Star actress' death looms over S. Korea's largest film festival
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(LEAD) Top actress' death shocks nation, sparks concern over online rumors
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Seoul shares fall 1.39 pct on economic woes
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Profile) Late Choi Jin-sil was Korea's sweetheart for over 20 years
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Use of foreign reserves to stabilize currency appropriate: finance minister
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Korea's pension fund scraps plan to bid for Daewoo Shipbuilding
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Inter-Korean military talks end with little progress
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By Byun Duk-kun
S. Korean currency plunges to 65-month low
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean currency tumbled to a 65-month low against the U.S.
S. Korean Bond Yields on Oct. 2, 2008
Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)
1-year TB 5.54 5.57 -0.03
Hill extends stay in Pyongyang, raises hopes of compromise
By Lee Chi-dong
