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  U.S. agricultural exports to S. Korea reach all-time high in 2022: U.S. data

  WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Shipments of American agricultural products to South Korea reached a record high of over US$10 billion last year, U.S. data showed Wednesday.U.S. exports of agricultural products to South Korea came to $10.05 billion i
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  High energy prices, weak chip demand, China slump behind export fall: finance minister

  By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's extended export slump is attributable to higher energy prices, falling chip shipments and lower demand from China, the finance minister said Thursday."When we analyze the latest tra
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  S. Korean vice minister visits U.S. for talks on Inflation Reduction Act

  By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's First Industry Vice Minister Jang Young-jin arrived in the United States on Wednesday for talks on a wide range of issues that he said require close cooperation between the allies.Jang
• Is Dongseo Q4 net income down 46.7 pct to 32.5 bln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Is Dongseo Co. on Wednesday reported its fourth-quarter net income of 32.5 billion won (US$25.4 million), down 46.7 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 60.1 billion won in oper
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  (2nd LD) Yoon says will freeze public utility fees in first half of year

  (ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's instructions for banking, communications sectors)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday the government plans to freeze railroad, postal and other public utility fees in the first
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  SK On looks into suspension of its battery-powered Ford pickup truck

  SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean battery maker SK On said Wednesday it is looking into the suspended production of Ford Motor Co.'s electric pickup truck equipped with its battery. Ford Motor has suspended production and shipment of the al
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  S. Korea's drug safety ministry approves first digital therapeutics device

  SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's drug safety ministry said Wednesday that it has granted the first-ever domestic marketing license for a digital treatment device, allowing the product to be sold in the country."We've decided to
• Coway 2022 net income down 1.7 pct to 457.5 bln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Coway Co. on Wednesday reported its 2022 net income of 457.5 billion won (US$356.8 million), down 1.7 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 677.4 billion won in operating profit
• Coway Q4 net income down 12.9 pct to 76.1 bln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Coway Co. on Wednesday reported its fourth-quarter net income of 76.1 billion won (US$59.4 million), down 12.9 percent from a year earlier.Operating income for the October-December period was 163.7 billion won, up 17.5 perc
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  S. Korea, Mongolia sign MOU on rare metals supply

  SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Mongolia agreed Wednesday to enhance cooperation on supply chains of tin, nickel and other rare metals, Seoul's industry ministry said.Second Vice Industry Minister Park Il-jun and his Mongolian counterp
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  (LEAD) Yoon says will freeze public utility fees in first half of year

  (ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's instruction)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday the government plans to freeze railroad, postal and other public utility fees in the first half of the year to help ease people
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  No. of S. Korean students studying nuclear engineering turns upward in 2021: report

  SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- The number of South Korean college students majoring in nuclear energy-related studies turned upward last year amid the incumbent government's policy to reverse the nuclear phase-out policy of the previous administratio
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  Yoon says will freeze public utility fees in first half of year

  By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday the government plans to freeze railroad, postal and other public utility fees in the first half of the year to help ease people's economic burdens.Yoon announced the
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  (LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. to discuss Inflation Reduction Act, supply chains

  (ATTN: ADDS info on Ford battery factory plan, comments in last 3 paras)SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's First Vice Industry Minister Jang Young-jin will visit the United States this week for talks on pending issues of mutual concerns, in
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  S. Korea maintaining solid external soundness: senior official

  By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is maintaining robust external soundness in the face of uncertainties, a senior government official has said during a meeting with global investors earlier this week in the United States.First
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  S. Korea, U.S. to discuss Inflation Reduction Act, supply chains

  SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's First Vice Industry Minister Jang Young-jin will visit the United States this week for talks on pending issues of mutual concerns, including follow-up measures of the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and
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  (2nd LD) S. Korea adds 411,000 jobs on-year in January, lowest in nearly 2 years

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 4 paras; ADDS photo)By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea added the lowest number of additional jobs in nearly two years in January, with the growth slowing for the eighth consecutive month ami
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  (LEAD) S. Korea adds 411,000 jobs on-year in January, lowest in nearly 2 years

  (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with details throughout)By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea added the lowest number of additional jobs in nearly two years in January, with the growth slowing for the eighth consecutive mont
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  S. Korea adds 411,000 jobs on-year in January

  SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea added jobs for the 23rd straight month in January, data showed Wednesday, but the growth continued to slow for the eighth consecutive month.The number of employed people stood at 27.36 million last month, up som
• (URGENT) 411,000 jobs added on-year in Jan., 8th month of slowdown

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