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  (LEAD) S. Korea confirms first foot-and-mouth disease cases in 4 years

  (ATTN: ADDS additional case in 4th para)SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has confirmed foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) cases at local farms for the first time in more than four years, the agriculture ministry said Thursday.The FMD cases were found
• SK Biopharmaceuticals remains in red in Q1

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  SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. on Thursday reported its first-quarter net loss of 2.4 billion won (US$1.8 million), remaining in the red compared with a year ago.The company said in a regulatory filing that it continued to post a
• Netmarble remains in red in Q1

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  SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Netmarble Corp. on Thursday reported its first-quarter net loss of 45.8 billion won (US$34.6 million), remaining in the red compared with a year ago.The company said in a regulatory filing that it continued to post an operat
• NHN swings to profits in Q1

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  SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- NHN Corp. on Thursday reported its first-quarter net income of 25.6 billion won (US$19.3 million), turning from a loss of 4.5 billion won a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the J
• Doubleugames Q1 net income up 50.1 pct to 49.8 bln won

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  SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Doubleugames Co. on Thursday reported its first-quarter net profit of 49.8 billion won (US$37.6 million), up 50.1 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 46.1 billion won in operati
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  S. Korea confirms first foot-and-mouth disease cases in 4 years

  SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has confirmed foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) cases at local farms for the first time in more than four years, the agriculture ministry said Thursday.The FMD cases were found at two beef cattle farms both located in
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  Castelbajac signs MOU with Thai Central Group for expanding overseas business

  SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- Castelbajac Co., a golfwear brand of fashion group Hyungji Co., said Wednesday it has signed an initial agreement with Thailand's biggest distribution company Central Group as part of its efforts to expand business in So
• Choo to head to Japan for G-7 meeting of financial ministers

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  By Kang Yoon-seungSEJONG, May 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho will head to Japan later this week to take part in the Group of Seven (G-7) meeting of financial ministers following Tokyo's invitation, his office said Wedn
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  (2nd LD) SK Telecom Q1 net up 37.3 pct on increased dividends

  (ATTN: UPDATES with closing price in last para)SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- SK Telecom Co., South Korea's largest wireless carrier, said Wednesday its first-quarter net profit jumped 37.3 percent from a year earlier thanks to increased dividend inco
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  Bibigo Mandu available in Australia's supermarket chain Woolworths

  SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- Bibigo Mandu, frozen dumpling products of CJ Cheiljedang Corp., has begun sales in Australia's biggest supermarket chain Woolworths, the major South Korean food manufacturing company said Wednesday. Starting this month,
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  (LEAD) Seoul shares end lower amid U.S. inflation data, default woes

  (ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom, photo)SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished a tad lower Wednesday due to rising uncertainties over the upcoming U.S. inflation data and worries about the U.S. debt ceiling.The benchmark Korea Compos
• Seoul shares end lower amid U.S. inflation data, default woes

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  SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished a tad lower Wednesday due to rising uncertainties over the upcoming U.S. inflation data and worries about the U.S. debt ceiling.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) went down 1
• Kangwon Land shifts to profits in Q1

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  SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- Kangwon Land Inc. on Wednesday reported its first-quarter net profit of 101.5 billion won (US$76.6 million), swinging from a loss of 5.8 billion won a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 69.7
• KEPCO E&C turns to profits in Q1

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  SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- KEPCO Engineering & Construction Co. on Wednesday reported its first-quarter net profit of 8.9 billion won (US$6.7 million), turning from a loss of 1.7 billion won a year earlier.Operating profit for the January-March period
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  S. Korean agriculture minister to visit Malaysia, Indonesia to discuss food security, exports

  SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- Agriculture Minister Chung Hwang-keun will visit Malaysia and Indonesia for talks on ways to boost cooperation on the agricultural and food industries and to better ensure stable supply chains, his office said Wednesday.Duri
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  (LEAD) Biz lobbies of S. Korea, Japan form joint committee for 'partnership fund' under forced labor resolution

  (ATTN: UPDATES with comments from presser in paras 8-10; CHANGES photo)By Kim Seung-yeon TOKYO/SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean and a Japanese business association said Wednesday they will launch a joint steering committee for the "part
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  Biz lobbies of S. Korea, Japan form joint committee for 'partnership fund' under forced labor resolution

  By Kim Seung-yeon TOKYO/SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean and a Japanese business association said Wednesday they will launch a joint steering committee for the "partnership fund" created to promote private exchanges amid warming r
• CS Wind turns to black in Q1

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  SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- CS Wind Corp. on Wednesday reported its first-quarter net income of 8.3 billion won (US$6.2 million), turning from a loss of 5.9 billion won a year earlier.Operating income for the January-March period was 24.6 billion won,
• Shinsegae International Q1 net income down 66.7 pct to 8.9 bln won

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  SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- Shinsegae International Inc. on Wednesday reported its first-quarter net income of 8.9 billion won (US$6.7 million), down 66.7 percent from a year earlier.Operating income for the January-March period was 10.3 billion won, d
• Shinsegae Q1 net profit down 14.8 pct to 128.6 bln won

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  SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- Shinsegae Inc. on Wednesday reported its first-quarter net profit of 128.6 billion won (US$97.1 million), down 14.8 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the January-Ma