(LEAD) Seoul shares surge 2.89 pct on European hopes
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U.S. official says no plan for another meeting with N. Korea
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- The United States has no plans to hold a bilateral meeting with North Korea to discuss the stalled six-nation talks on the North's nuclear weapons programs, a senior U.S.
Seoul shares surge 2.89 pct on European hopes
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks jumped 2.89 percent Friday on the eurozone's move to rescue ailing banks and hopes for strong third-quarter corporate earnings, analysts said.
(LEAD) Gov't to toughen punishment for sexual crimes on disabled
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By Shim Sun-ah
(LEAD) BOK head cuts 2011, 2012 economic growth forecast
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Gov't to toughen punishment for sexual crimes on disabled
By Shim Sun-ah
S. Korea likely to see weaker economic growth in 2011-2012
By Kim Young-gyo
HONG KONG (Yonhap) - South Korea is likely to see weaker economic growth in 2011 and 2012, amid growing uncertainties in the global economy, a report said Friday.
