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Seoul shares down 0.52 pct late Tue. morning

SEOUL, South Korean stocks traded lower late Tuesday morning ahead of major economic events in the United States.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index had lost 14.63 points, or 0.52 percent, to 2,789.68 as of 11:20 a.m.

U.S. labor market…

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Kakao to open Seoul’s 1st K-pop arena in 2027

SEOUL, Kakao Corp., a South Korean tech company, said Tuesday it broke ground to build Seoul’s first K-pop-destined performance hall in cooperation with the Seoul city government.

Seoul Arena, with a capacity to accommodate up to 28,000 people, aims…

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