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Seoul shares nearly flat late Mon. morning

South Korean shares trimmed earlier losses to trade nearly flat late Monday morning.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) slipped 0.28 point,

Kia’s Aug. sales fall 1.7 pct

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said Monday its August sales fell 1.7 percent from a year earlier amid weakened demand both at home