S. Korea to invest $178 million in 3-D industry
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday that it will inject 200
billion won (US$178 million) into its computer graphics industry over the next
Lotte Group considers buying GS Retail units
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Group, a South Korean conglomerate, is
considering buying the discount and department store units of GS Retail Co.,
S. Korea's 2009 import prices fall at fastest pace in 7 years
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's import prices fell at the steepest clip
in seven years in 2009 due mainly to pullbacks in oil prices and slumping demand,
Gov't to spend 225 bln won to turn Daegu into 'global mobile cluster'
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday that it will spend 225.3
billion won (US$200.6 million) in the next five years to transform the industrial
Trade surplus hits record high last year: customs office
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade surplus hit a record high in 2009
as exports recovered faster than expected after a plunge caused by the global
Internet Auction not responsible for data leak, court says
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court ruled Thursday that an Internet auction
Campbell to visit S. Korea soon: source
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for
Asia and Pacific affairs, plans to visit South Korea in the coming weeks to
Korean Re eyeing takeovers for expansion
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- The chief of Korean Re Co. said Thursday that South
Korea's top reinsurer will seek to invest in or buy an insurance company either
POSCO Q4 net jumps 77 pct on lower costs, rising demand
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SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- POSCO, South Korea's leading steelmaker, said Thursday
Seoul shares end up 0.86 pct on shipbuilders, tech gains
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By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.86 percent higher
