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Korea adds 3 swimming medals as competition winds downKoo Kyo Hwan Gets Ready For Action In New Film “Reawaken Man: The Red” Special PostersWatch: Kim Woo Bin Becomes The New Coach Of A Bottom-Ranked High School Baseball Team In New Drama “GIFT”For Gucci Caliente, K-pop went from Microsoft Excel to creative freedomWatch: ONEUS Says “Say Yes!” To A New Beginning In Powerful New MVAhn Hyo Seop And Hong Hwa Yeon’s New Drama “Final Table” Sets The Stage For A Fierce Cooking CompetitionSong Se-ra wins women's epee gold for first individual Asian Games titleUNIS To Conclude Group Activities Following End Of ContractS. Korea loses to Japan to drop to bronze medal match in women's volleyballJ.Y. Park's unlikely journey from K-pop to pulpitS. Korea shuts out Chinese Taipei to begin baseball title defenseWatch: Kim Min Ha, Han Sun Hwa, And More’s Lives Intersect At The Same Café In “The Table: Day And Night”Seoul, Washington still in tough negotiations over investment projects ahead of parliamentary briefingS. Korea collects 5 medals in swimming on 2nd dayChang Ryul Enters A Cooking Competition To Beat The Only Chef Who Has Ever Defeated Him In “Final Table”(LEAD) (Asiad) Teen swimmer Kim Seung-won wins bronze in women's 50m backstrokeS. Korea, N. Korea draw 1-1 in women's football at Asian GamesYoon Ji-hwan wins bronze in men's 50m backstroke swimmingMarine Corps stages regular live-fire drills on western border islands“A Love Other Than Yours” And “Love On The Menu” To Not Air This Weekend93-year-old’s chicken craving turns into neighborhood feastS. Korea inks W640b deal to export 19 Chunmoo rocket launchers to CroatiaWatch: ENHYPEN Takes 7th Win And Triple Crown For “Bloody Paradise” On “M Countdown”; Performances By EVAN, &TEAM, And MoreTrump wants to make this midterm year 'special' to avoid losing Republican control of CongressProgrammer, accomplice arrested over massive illegal porn networkChilly morning, warm afternoon expected across Korea FridayS. Korea beats Saudi Arabia to open men's basketball tournamentJung Min Ah And Dong Ha’s Lives Collide Over Fashion And A Hidden Family Secret In “Mission: Mompossible”BTS breaks concert revenue records at four major US stadiumsS. Korea ranks 27th among wealthy nations for child well-being: UNICEFLee Kang-in's match-winning strike named La Liga Goal of the MonthWatch: Kim Hyang Gi, Choi Daniel, Oh Yoon Ah, And More Make Up A Colorful Salon Team In “Fly High Butterfly”Why SpaceX changed Korea’s Anthropic IPO playbookKorean-style addresses make their way to MongoliaSeo Kang Jun, Ahn Eun Jin, Lee Joo Ahn, And Jo Aram Prove Their Chemistry Goes Beyond The Screen In “A Love Other Than Yours”‘Who are we?’ Seoul Writers Festival asks what makes us humanCJ takes bibigo rice campaign to Times Square3 Reasons To Anticipate Kim Ji Won’s Upcoming Drama “Doctor X”Missing crew member from capsized tugboat found dead 100 km awayMusinsa’s first beauty flagship gets a pharmacy twistHyundai, LG Energy Solution give used EV batteries a second lifeSeo Hyun Woo, Oh Dae Hwan, And More Are Taken Aback By Lee Jun Hyuk’s Sudden Outburst In “The Ordinary Jackpot”Ryu Hye Young And Nam Yoon Su’s Upcoming Thriller Film “Killing Time” Confirms October PremiereSeoul shares end lower on inflation fearsKim Garam Unveils New Profile Photos Ahead Of Acting DebutKorea to double daytime services for adults with developmental disabilitiesAPR expands Medicube’s global footprint with pop-up tourOrion expands Bichobi overseas as tourist demand growsPepero Day gets a Stray Kids soundtrackNew Comedy Film Starring Lee Sun Bin, Park Ji Hwan, Bae Hyeon Seong, And More Shares First LookPark Jinyoung Closes The Distance With Kim You Jung In New Drama “100 Days Of Deception” PosterHD Hyundai Heavy bets W1.07tr on engines, SMRs for AI powerUS Navy chief visits Hanwha Philly Shipyard amid $150b shipbuilding pushJeon Do Yeon, Park Hae Soo, Kim Sun Young, Kim Geum Soon, And More Confirmed For New DramaGender minister nominee rejects calls to give up parliamentary seat, hits back at ruling and opposition partiesFirst Impressions: Rivals Don’t Know They’re In Love In Thai BL “Match Point”Seoul unveils 86.1 trillion-won bid to join world’s top three citiesHyundai Steel reaches first deal under revised labor lawKFC Korea expands regional partnership with Taiwan, Hong KongCelltrion steps up European push for asthma drug OmlycloLee returns to mounting domestic strains, tough alliance callsWhy 'The Odyssey' resonates with KoreansKorea Zinc audit panel win shifts balance in control battleW2.55tr divorce ruling could reshape Smilegate ownershipForeign students, trainees entering Korea surpass 500,000 for first timeDiplomatic immunity limits prosecution in 49 cases involving foreign diplomats since 2022Spotify House Seoul returns with Diplo, bringing the streaming experience offlineRescene becomes first K-pop group named honorary citizens of GeojeProsecutors renew prison demand for LG heir, husband in insider trading appealFrom Human Capital to Innovation: Uzbekistan–Korea Educational Partnership63 Building draws 300,000 visitors in first 100 days after revampMixing Joseon beauty with sexual desire: Hit erotic film returns as Netflix K-dramaWatch: Chae Soo Bin And Kim Young Kwang Find That They Need Each Other In New Rom-Com “Take Charge Of My Heart” TeaserSenior defense officials of S. Korea, Japan reaffirm 3-way cooperation with US for regional peaceEVNNE Announces October Comeback And New TourHanwha Ocean clinches 680 bln-won frigate project from Thai NavyLee, Macron set for summit on security, economic cooperationRyu Seung Ryong Is A Far Cry From His Former Baseball Glory In “Portrait of a Family”Thailand builds startup bridge with S. Korea3 Reasons To Anticipate Yoo Hae Jin, Lee Min Ho, And Park Hae Il’s Upcoming Film “Assassins”Women's football coach eyes 1st Asian Games gold for S. KoreaS. Korea, France to set up cooperation channel on strategic industries, tradeLee Jun Hyuk, Seo Hyun Woo, Hong Jin Ki, And Ha Yul Ri Clash And Connect As An Unlikely Team In “The Ordinary Jackpot”Musinsa takes first step toward IPOForeign ministry lifts travel alerts for parts of Thailand, 3 other countriesKoyote to launch North American tour in NovemberRapper Bryn signs with Ne-Yo’s PMG Korea
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Seoul shares spike for 5th straight day on chip rally

South Korean shares ended sharply higher for the fifth straight session Friday as investors snapped up shares of major chipmakers. The Korean won rose against the US dollar.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 164.60 points, or 2.42 percent, to close at 6,977.94

On Wall Street overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.13 percent, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.81 percent.

In Seoul, technology stocks led the advance.

Market bellwether Samsung Electronics rose 2.4 percent to 274,500 won, while rival chipmaker SK hynix gained 3.26 percent to 1.65 million won.

The Korean won was quoted at 1,418.3 won against the US dollar at 3:30 p.m., up 1.1 won from the end of stock trading the previous day. (Yonhap)

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