N. Korea silent on family reunion dialogue proposal
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has not yet responded to South Korea's
recent proposal to meet this week to discuss setting up reunions for separated
N. Korea extends invitation to Bosworth for nuclear talks: sources
By Hwang Doo-hyong
S. Korea ready to launch 1st space rocket
By Lee Joon-seung
Seoul shares down 0.49 pct in late morning
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.49 percent lower late
Tuesday morning as investors locked in profits from the previous session's sharp
The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR)
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (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.
Seoul shares open lower on profit-taking
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks got off to a weak start Tuesday as
investors took profits from the previous session's sharp gains, analysts said.
KOSDAQ-open
KOSDAQ 511.46 UP 0.10 points (open)
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KOSPI-open
KOSPI 1,603.03 DN 9.19 points (open)
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FOREX-open
Dollar opens at 1,243.0 won UP from 1,240.0 won
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Korean banks` overseas earnings dip 10.8 pct in H1
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Total earnings by South Korean banks' overseas
operations fell 10.8 percent in the first half from a year earlier due to rising
