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South Korea upgrades its third-quarter economic growth rate, boosting expectations for a sustainable recovery and perhaps an interest-rate hike early next year.
Bruce Arena remembered his first World Cup draw as U.S. coach and the sinking feeling he had watching the Americans get plunked into a group with Portugal and host South Korea in 2002. Then, four years later in Germany, the Americans were picked to play the Czech Republic, Italy and Ghana. "I remember a famous coach coming up to me," Arena recalled.
SEOUL, South Korea, Dec.
SEOUL (AFP)--About 60 people were injured in an explosion Thursday at a South Korean defense research institute, Yonhap news agency reported. The agency said the blast occurred at Pocheon 40 kilometers northeast of Seoul.
(AP:SEOUL, South Korea) North Korea's surprise decision to redenominate its currency sparked panic and despair among merchants left with piles of worthless bills, even driving one couple to suicide, activists say.
SEOUL, South Korea & TAIPEI, Taiwan----Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, and Ubitus launch the Pocket Media application in the Latin America market this month.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- LG Telecom Ltd. , South Korea’s smallest mobile-phone operator, received approval from the nation’s antitrust regulator to merge with LG Dacom Corp.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- South Korea’s corporate earnings may fall short of analyst estimates in 2010 as costs rise and the benefits from stimulus measures fade, according to Samsung Securities Co., the nation’s top-ranked brokerage.
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Asian stock markets were higher Thursday, with exporters pushing up in Tokyo as the yen gave up some of its recent strength. Japan's Nikkei 225 was up 2.1%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.3%, South Korea's Kospi Composite gained 0.7% and New Zealand's NZX-50 was 0.2% higher.
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- South Korea said its foreign exchange reserves rose to a record $270.9 billion in November, as the weak dollar boosted the value of other currencies.
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. , South Korea’s biggest asset manager, said it added to holdings of 10-year government bonds, predicting the global financial crisis will keep curbing economic growth and inflation.
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