Pharmaceutical giant Novartis to invest US$100 mln in S. Korea
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- Global pharmaceutical giant Novartis said Friday that
it will invest US$100 million in South Korea over the next five years to bolster
S. Korea to seek grand bargain for complete denuclearization of N. Korea: Amb. Han
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 13-15)
By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will seek the complete
Obama likely to address KORUS FTA early next year after health care reform: Amb. Han
By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- The Barack Obama administration will likely
proceed with the ratification of the free trade deal with South Korea early next
S. Korea, Africa agree to cooperate in aviation technology
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's government said Friday that it has agreed
to step up cooperation with a private aviation organization in Africa as part of
N. Korea again presses South to return alleged defectors
By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is again demanding the return of 11
citizens who recently sailed to South Korea in what is believed to have been a
Bank of Korea freezes key rate for 8th month
(ATTN: UPDATES with market close in para 7; ADDS more details and remarks by
economist in paras 9,13-14)
By Kim Soo-yeon
S. Korea expected to pull off moderate economic recovery: think tank
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economic recovery is expected to be more
moderate despite signs of faster-than-expected gains in the short term, a
Civic groups urge Hatoyama to apologize for Japan's war crimes
By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean civic groups representing victims of
Japan's colonial aggressions staged rallies Thursday, a day ahead of Japanese
N. Korea's return to nuke talks won't automatically ease U.N. sanctions: Seoul
(ATTN: UPDATES with minister's comments on Yongbyon site, relations with Japan in
last 8 paras)
By Lee Chi-dong
N. Korea blasts Obama's pick of new human rights envoy
By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea denounced on Thursday U.S. President Barack
Obama's recent nomination of a special envoy on the North Korean human rights,
