S. Korean teenage football player signs with Ajax
By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean teenage football player Suk Hyun-jun
signed with AFC Ajax of the Dutch league to play starting next year, the club's
N.K leader thanks foreign heads for congratulating nation's anniversary
By Tony Chang
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il thanked the U.N. chief
and the heads of various nations who congratulated him on his country's 61st
S. Korea to issue up to US$2 bln in currency bonds next year
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's government plans to issue up to US$2
billion worth of foreign currency-denominated state bonds aimed at stabilizing
Seoul shares open 0.28 pct higher on foreign buying
By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started stronger Thursday as losses
in telecommunications and tech companies were outweighed by gains in
S. Korean card spending rises 14.7 pct in Sept.
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans' credit card spending in September rose
at the fastest pace this year, an industry association said Thursday,
KOSDAQ-open
KOSDAQ 494.28 UP 2.91 points (open)
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KOSPI 1,607.86 UP 9.86 points (open)
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Dollar opens at 1,171.0 won UP from 1,170.5 won
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South Korea`s largest int`l film event opens for nine-day run
By Shin Hae-in
BUSAN, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- The Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), one of
Asia's largest film events hosted by South Korea, opened Thursday in this
(EDITORIAL from the JoongAng Daily on Oct. 8) - Preventing child sex crimes
The rape case of 8-year-old Na-young is rattling the nation. But simply
expressing anger over the this brutal crime will not bring fundamental change to
the country.
