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• Willings to raise 10 bln won via stock sale

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  SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- Willings Co.on Wednesday announced that it will sell stocks to raise 10 billion won (US$8.5 million). The proceeds from the stock offering will be used primarily to finance its operations.According to a regulatory filing,
• Infomark to raise 12 bln won via stock sale

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  SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- Infomark Co.on Wednesday announced that it will sell stocks to raise 12 billion won(US$10.2 million). The proceeds from the stock offering will be used primarily to finance its operations.According to a regulatory filing,
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  (LEAD) S. Korea ready to promote trade ties with Japan: minister

  (ATTN: ADDS details in paras 7-8)By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will seek to strengthen trade cooperation with Japan amid challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, and a more friendly business environment will be offered to Ja
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  S. Korea's monetary policy still considered accommodative: BOK board member

  SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's monetary policy is considered still loose although the Bank of Korea delivered its first pandemic-era rate hike in August, a member of the BOK's rate-setting board said Wednesday. The remarks by Suh Y
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  Smaller firms' biz confidence improves for Oct.: poll

  SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's smaller firms' business outlook improved for October on hopes of brisk exports and the nation's broader vaccination against the new coronavirus, a poll showed Wednesday.The survey of 3,150 small a
• Yonhap News Summary

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  The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. -----------------(2nd LD) N. Korea says it tested newly developed hypersonic missile SEOUL -- North Korea said Wednesday it conducted the first test-launch
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  16.5 pct of S. Korea's population aged 65 and older in 2021: report

  SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- People aged 65 and older made up 16.5 percent of South Korea's population this year, a report showed Wednesday, highlighting concerns that the fast-aging demographic transition could pose a drag on the country's ec
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  Trade terms decline for 5th month in August

  SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's terms of trade fell for the fifth consecutive month in August due to a rise in prices of imported goods, central bank data showed Wednesday. The nation's net terms-of-trade index for goods -- a gauge
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  S. Korea's childbirths at fresh low in July

  SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- The number of babies born in South Korea dropped to a record low in July, data showed Wednesday, in the latest sign that underscores the country's gloomy demographic situation with the chronically low birth rate.A tota
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  Population mobility down for 8th month in August

  SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- The number of South Koreans who moved to different residences in the country declined in August, marking the eighth straight month of an on-year decline amid decreased housing transactions, data showed Wednesday.The number
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  Hyundai adds mini SUV Casper to lineup

  SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. on Wednesday launched a new mini SUV named Casper in the domestic market to diversify its lineup. The Casper comes with a 1.0-liter multi-point injection engine or a 1.0-liter gasoline d
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  LG Electronics to post solid Q3 earnings on home appliance biz: analysts

  By Joo Kyung-donSEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc. is likely to report solid third-quarter earnings, analysts said Wednesday, as its mainstay home appliance business is expected to offset a slump from vehicle components and B2B units.The
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  S. Korea accounts for one-third of global EV battery market in Jan.-Aug. period

  By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- Three South Korean electric vehicle (EV) battery makers accounted for about a third of the global market in the first eight months of the year, but they are facing toughening competition with Chinese rivals,
• S. Korea, Ottawa Group urge free trade of medical supplies

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  By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and a group of countries seeking for the World Trade Organization (WTO) to be reformed called for the free trade of medical supplies to cope with the protracted pandemic, the country's tra
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  Retail sales up 6.4 pct in Aug. on popularity of food delivery

  By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- Retail sales in South Korea moved up 6.4 percent in August from a year earlier, data showed Wednesday, as people continued to purchase more food and groceries online amid the new wave of the COVID-19 pand
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  S. Korea, Uruguay to speed up negotiations for trade pact with Mercosur

  By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade ministry said Tuesday it has agreed with Uruguay to make joint efforts to speed up negotiations for a free trade pact with a group of South American countries.Trade Minister Yeo Ha
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  S. Korea ready to promote trade ties with Japan: minister

  By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will seek to strengthen trade cooperation with Japan amid challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, and a more friendly business environment will be offered to Japanese firms here, Seoul's to
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  S. Korea begins countermeasure against Britain's steel safeguard

  SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has started the process for countering Britain's extension of safeguard measures against its steel exports, the trade ministry said Wednesday.In July, Britain extended its safeguard measures against steel i
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  Exports contribute most in 3 years to economic growth in 2020

  SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports contributed the most in three years to the country's economic growth in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, a report showed Wednesday.Overseas shipments contributed 0.6 percentage point to the
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  S. Korea speeds up plan to supply homes: finance minister

  SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said Wednesday the government is speeding up a plan to supply homes in Seoul and other regions, as it seeks to curb high-flying home prices.In February, the government unveiled the plan that ea