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  Seoul stocks extend winning streak to 5th day after U.S. jobs data

  SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares closed higher for a fifth straight session Monday as weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data boosted appetites for risky assets on expectations of U.S. rate cuts. The Korean won rose slightly against the U.S. dolla
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  Seoul stocks trim earlier gains late Mon. morning on retail selling

  SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares pared earlier gains late Monday morning as retail investors sold stocks following weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data for August. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 4.69 points, or 0.1
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  SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened higher Monday, bucking losses on Wall Street, as technology shares advanced. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 8.06 points, or 0.25 percent, to 3,213.18 in the first 15
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  Hanwha Ocean apologizes for fatal accident involving Brazilian client at shipyard

  SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Ocean Co., a major South Korean shipbuilder, on Thursday apologized for a fatal accident involving a supervisor from a Brazilian client company at one of its construction sites.On Wednesday, the Brazilian supervisor
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  S. Korea, Britain discuss defense, arms industry cooperation

  SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Vice Defense Minister Lee Doo-hee met with Luke Pollard, Britain's Armed Forces Minister, in Seoul on Tuesday to discuss ways to strengthen security and defense industry cooperation between the two cou
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  Fuel prices decline

  Fuel prices declineA bulletin board at a gas station in Seoul shows gasoline and diesel prices on Aug. 24, 2025. Fuel prices have fallen for two consecutive weeks, according to Opinet, a website run b
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  Staying at Baekdam Temple

  Staying at Baekdam TempleParticipants perform 108 prostrations during a temple stay program at Baekdam Temple in Inje, Gangwon Province, on Aug. 23, 2025, in this photo provided by the Inje provincial
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  Consumption coupons

  Consumption couponsSigns that promote the use of "consumption coupons" are hung from the roof at the Mangwon traditional market in western Seoul. The government is distributing the first r
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  K-Illustration fair

  K-Illustration fairThe K-Illustration Fair Magok 2025 is crowded with visitors at COEX exhibition hall in Magok, western Seoul. (Yonhap)(END)
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  (LEAD) Seoul shares sink over 1 pct ahead of tariff deadline, Q2 earnings

  (ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares closed sharply lower Tuesday as investors cashed in recent gains amid uncertainties with U.S. tariff policies and upcoming corporate earnings. The Korean won rose against the U
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  Seoul shares sink over 1 pct ahead of tariff deadline, Q2 earnings

  SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares closed sharply lower Tuesday as investors cashed in recent gains amid uncertainties with U.S. tariff policies and upcoming corporate earnings. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Com
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  Seoul shares turn lower late Tues. morning amid tariff concerns

  SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares turned lower late Tuesday morning as investors remain cautious over U.S. tariff policies and await major corporate earnings results this week.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) had fallen 1
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  (LEAD) Conglomerates step up relief efforts in flood-hit areas with donations, on-site aid

  (ATTN: UPDATES with details throughout; CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS 1st photo)SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Group and other South Korean conglomerates have ramped up relief and recovery efforts for residents affected by recent flooding across t
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  Seoul shares open higher ahead of earnings season

  SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened higher Tuesday after a mixed close on Wall Street as investors await major earnings reports amid U.S. tariff uncertainties.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 0.49 point, or 0.02
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  'Summer beach' at Gwanghwamoon

  'Summer beach' at GwanghwamoonChildren have fun at a water park set up in Gwanghwamoon Square, central Seoul, on July 20, 2025. (Yonhap) (END)
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  Sit-in protest at comfort woman statue ends after 10 years

  Sit-in protest at comfort woman statue ends after 10 yearsThis undated photo, provided by the civic group "Anti-Japan," shows the Statue of Peace, a comfort woman statue, in front of the f
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  Kim Moon-soo bids for ruling party leadership

  Kim Moon-soo bids for ruling party leadershipKim Moon-soo, former presidential candidate of the then ruling People Power Party, announces his bid for party leader during a press conference held at the
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  Gas prices turn higher

  Gas prices turn higherA sign at a gas station in Seoul on July 20, 2025, shows gasoline and diesel prices, which turned higher last week. Gas prices averaged 1,667.9 won per liter in the third week of
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  Heavy rain damage

  Heavy rain damageA destroyed CU convenience store outlet operated by BGF Retail Co. is inundated following heavy rain in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, on July 20, 2025. (Yonhap)(END)
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  Heavy rain damage

  Heavy rain damageA collapsed road is seen after heavy rain in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, on July 20, 2025, in this photo provided by a reader. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) (END)