Seoul shares up 4.6 pct on U.S. rally

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SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares surged almost 4.6 percent late Friday morning as investors took heart from an overnight Wall Street rally prompted by reported U.S.

S. Korea's corporate failures fall in August

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By Park Bo-ram
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean corporate bankruptcies dropped to a five-month low in August due mainly to seasonal factors, the central bank said Friday.

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