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  (LEAD) S. Korea to import 200 tons of urea from Vietnam amid supply shortage

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 8-9, 12-13)SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Monday it plans to import 200 tons of urea from Vietnam next week in the latest move to help ease a supply shortage of urea water solution, a key material
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  State spy agency says it has foiled 14 hacking attempts from abroad this year

  SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state intelligence agency said Monday it has detected 14 hacking attempts from abroad on the country's key industry technologies in the first nine months this year that could have resulted in nearly 1.7
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  S. Korea to import 200 tons of urea from Vietnam amid supply shortage

  SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Monday it plans to import 200 tons of urea from Vietnam next week in the latest move to help ease a supply shortage of urea water solution, a key material used in diesel vehicles to reduce emissions.The amou
• GS Holdings Q3 net income up 93.2 pct. to 523.8 bln won

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  SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- GS Holdings on Monday reported its third-quarter net profit of 523.8 billion won (US$442.4 million), up 93.2 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the July-September pe
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  No. of multicultural marriages hits record low in 2020 due to pandemic

  SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- The number of marriages between South Koreans and foreign spouses fell to a record low last year as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted people's cross-border movements, data showed Monday.The number of multicultural marriage
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  (LEAD) Gov't mulls using military urea water reserve to help ease supply shortages

  (ATTN: UPDATES with ministry spokesperson's remarks in para 4-6, 11)By Kang Yoon-seung and Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- The government is considering using the military reserve of urea water solution, a key material used in diesel vehicl
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  Korea Aerospace wins $360 mln maintenance deal in Iraq

  SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI), South Korea's sole aircraft manufacturer, said Monday it has received a US$360 million repair and maintenance deal for trainer jets in Iraq. In the three-year deal signed with the Ir
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  (LEAD) Meritz Securities Q3 net swells 17.7 pct on more fee income

  (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS more throughout, image)SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Major South Korean brokerage house Meritz Securities Co. said Monday its third-quarter earnings rose nearly 18 percent from a year ago on increased fee income.Net pr
• CJ Logistics Q3 net profit down 16.8 pct. to 39.5 bln won

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  SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- CJ Logistics Corp. on Monday reported its third-quarter net income of 39.5 billion won (US$33.4 million), down 16.8 percent from a year earlier.Operating profit for the July-September period was 105.3 billion won, up 13.8 pe
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  Gov't mulls using military urea water reserve to help ease supply shortages

  By Kang Yoon-seung and Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- The government is considering using the military reserve of urea water solution, a key material used in diesel vehicles to reduce emissions, to help address supply shortages in the civilian
• SK Networks Q3 net income up 117.4 pct. to 18.4 bln won

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  SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- SK Networks Co. on Monday reported its third-quarter net profit of 18.4 billion won (US$15.6 million), up 117.4 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 47.2 billion won in operating
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  Asiana to increase flights to Singapore on travel bubble deal

  SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's second-biggest airline, said Monday it will increase the number of flights to Singapore starting this month as the two countries recently signed a travel bubble agreement. A travel bub
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  S. Korea's debt-GDP ratio likely to rise fastest over 5 years: report

  SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's national debt ratio is expected to gain at the fastest clip among 35 advanced nations over the next five years despite its high financial soundness, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report said Monday.S
• Meritz Securities Q3 net profit up 17.7 pct. to 191.2 bln won

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  SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Meritz Securities Co. on Monday reported its third-quarter net profit of 191.2 billion won (US$161.3 million), up 17.7 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 240.2 billion won in o
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  Bracing for a rate hikeThe United States is beginning to roll back its ultra-loose liquidity pipeline. The Federal Reserve has declared the start of tapering or gradual winding down in the massive bond purchase program that it had carried out to supp
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  (2nd LD) S. Korea to import urea water solution from Australia amid supply shortage

  (ATTN: ADDS more info in last para)SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Sunday it plans to import urea water solution, a key material used in diesel vehicles to reduce emissions, from Australia this week in a bid to ease its supply shortage tha
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  S. Korea to expand high-level communication with U.S. on chip supply chain cooperation: gov't

  SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will expand high-level communication with the United States to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in ensuring stable semiconductor supply chains, the Seoul government said Sunday.Deputy Prime Minister for e
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  (LEAD) S. Korea to import urea water solution from Australia amid supply shortage

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details from para 7)SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Sunday it plans to import urea water solution, a key material used in diesel vehicles to reduce emissions, from Australia this week in a bid to ease its supply sh
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  S. Korea to import urea water solution from Australia amid supply shortage

  SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Sunday it plans to import urea water solution, a key material used in diesel vehicles to reduce emissions, from Australia this week in a bid to ease its supply shortage that has caused soaring prices.The gov
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  Lee proposes special envoy to China over urea water solution shortages

  SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party, said Sunday South Korea should consider sending a special delegation to China to tackle the supply shortage of urea water solution (UWS), a key materi