SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank will gradually raise its
policy interest rate after gauging financial and economic improvements at home

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted
by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information arm of Yonhap News Agency,
at 11:00 a.m.

Today in Korean history

Feb. 17

Sydney, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea was just second to Britain in the number
of foreigners visiting Australia on working holiday visas in the last fiscal

Yonhap News Summary

The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Tuesday.

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SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has frozen its annual budget for
supporting activities to improve human rights in North Korea this year, though

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