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• UPDATE 2-Korea's weak March trade, inflation data builds case for stimulus Monday, 1 Apr 2013 | 12:55 AM ET

  SEJONG, South Korea, April 1- Hopes hardened in South Korea on Monday for a government stimulus package and an interest rate cut, after weak export and import figures and soft price data showed the economy sliding further towards stagnation.

• UPDATE 2-S.Korea c.bank holds rates on improvements but Japan a risk Thursday, 14 Feb 2013 | 12:26 AM ET

  *Bank of Korea cites Japan monetary policy as "uncertainty" factor. SEOUL, Feb 14- South Korea's central bank held interest rates steady for a fourth straight month on Thursday, as expected, but warned that Japan's expansionary monetary policy could impact future growth as a weak yen could undercut Korean exporters' competitiveness.

• UPDATE 1-S.Korea c.bank holds rate for fourth month, as expected Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013 | 8:51 PM ET

  SEOUL, Feb 14- South Korea's central bank held interest rates steady for a fourth straight month on Thursday, in line with market expectations, as the world's biggest economies show signs of improvement and domestic inflation remains low.

• WRAPUP 1-U.S. says to take lead to contain North Korea Tuesday, 12 Feb 2013 | 10:59 PM ET

  *Obama says test makes North Korea more isolated. North Korea has said Tuesday's test was an act of self-defence against "U.S. hostility" and threatened stronger steps if necessary.

• UPDATE 2-N.Korea conducts nuclear test-South Korea defence ministry Monday, 11 Feb 2013 | 11:36 PM ET

  SEOUL, Feb 12- North Korea conducted a nuclear test on Tuesday, South Korea's defence ministry said, after seismic activity measuring 4.9 magnitude was registered by the U.S. Geological Survey.

• UPDATE 1-Samsung Elec chairman wins $4 bln court feud over family fortune Friday, 1 Feb 2013 | 2:16 AM ET

  SEOUL, Feb 1- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Chairman Lee Kun- hee fended off a lawsuit by estranged family members demanding he hand over billions of dollars of shares in Samsung companies as a South Korean court ruled in his favour on Friday.

• Loved and Loathed, Park Talks Tough After Korea Poll Win Thursday, 20 Dec 2012 | 12:47 AM ET

  

  South Korea's President-elect, Park Geun-hye, used her first major speech on Thursday to warn of the risks posed by a hostile North Korea and also fired a political shot across the bows of Japan's incoming Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

• UPDATE 1-Loved and loathed, Park talks tough after Korea poll win Wednesday, 19 Dec 2012 | 9:54 PM ET

  SEOUL, Dec 20- South Korea's President-elect, Park Geun-hye, used her first major speech on Thursday to warn of the risks posed by a hostile North Korea and also fired a political shot across the bows of Japan's incoming Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

• KB Fin directors seek to cut offer for ING's S.Korea insurance unit -sources Friday, 14 Dec 2012 | 4:06 AM ET

  SEOUL/ HONG KONG, Dec 14- Several independent board members of KB Financial Group Inc are pressing the company to cut its $2.05 billion offer for ING Groep's South Korean insurance business, sources said, raising doubts the deal will be completed. The board of KB, considered a frontrunner to buy the ING unit, will meet on Dec. 18 to make a final decision on the offer.