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EghtesadOnline: South Korea will continue its negotiations with Washington to receive exemptions from US sanctions against Iran as ties with Tehran, particularly in the energy sector, are crucial for Seoul, says the East Asian nation's ambassador.

EghtesadOnline: South Korea overtook China as the No. 2 destination for US crude behind Canada in 2018, as shipments to South Korea soared to a record high of 558,000 barrels per day in December while shipments to China have started to return from zero, according to Energy Information Administration data released Friday.

EghtesadOnline: A top US official discussed this week South Korea ’s crude oil imports from Iran and urged Seoul to accelerate its oil supply diversification, S&P Global Platts reported on Thursday, quoting a diplomatic source.

EghtesadOnline: South Korea resumed imports of Iranian oil in January after a four-month hiatus, customs data showed on Friday, but shipments were down 76% from the same month last year.

EghtesadOnline: Governor of the Central Bank of Iran said at the weekend Japan has resumed importing Iranian oil after China, South Korea , India and Turkey.

EghtesadOnline: In Yongin, a satellite city south of Seoul, orange construction cranes are racing to build gleaming new high-rises, but realtor Kim Woong-jib says he is pointing would-be apartment buyers to older buildings.