Seoul shares close 0.8 pct higher on Wall Street gains
(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)
By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended 0.8 percent higher Wednesday
Student activists push to end use of term "skin colored"
By Lee Haye-Ah
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- A group of high school students filed a petition with
the human rights watchdog urging the agency to promote a ban on the term "skin
Bosworth has no immediate plans to visit N. Korea: State Dept.
By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. point man on North Korea, Ambassador
Stephen Bosworth, has no immediate plans to visit Pyongyang to discuss ending
Seoul shares open higher on Wall Street gains
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started stronger Wednesday as investors took comfort from overnight gains in U.S. markets, analysts said.
President says still too early for exit plan
By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Wednesday said
Chronology of major events leading to first space rocket launch
NARO SPACE CENTER, South Korea, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The following is a chronology of major events related to South Korea's development and launch of its first space rocket.
(News Focus) Successful rocket launch shows S. Korea's space potential
By Lee Joon-seung
Asset managers' Q1 net dips 38 pct
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- Total earnings by asset management firms in South
Korea declined 38 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 from a year ago as
(2nd LD) Two Koreas to hold first family reunion talks in 2 yrs
(ATTN: UPDATES with ministry briefing on fishermen held in N.K., CORRECTS spelling
of chief delegate's name)
By Kim Hyun
