Yonhap News Summary
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Thursday.
(Rocket Launch) (LEAD) Software glitch halts rocket launch: official
By Lee Joon-seung
NARO SPACE CENTER, South Korea, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- The blastoff of South Korea's
first rocket was suspended in the eleventh hour due to a minor glitch in its
Kim to be buried in plain fashion alongside other leaders: official
By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- The grave of late former President Kim Dae-jung will
be "simple and environment-friendly" in style and situated in proximity to those
Kim Death) (2nd LD) Seoul to okay N.K. delegation's visit to pay respects to late
((ATTN: RECASTS headline; lead; UPDATES with new quotes, more details on delegation
in paras 5-6, CORRECTS time element in para 11)
By Tony Chang
(Kim Death) (2nd LD) Seoul to okay N.K. delegation's visit to pay respects to late
(ATTN: RECASTS headline; lead; UPDATES with new quotes, more details on delegation
in paras 5-6, CORRECTS time element in para 11)
By Tony Chang
S. Korea's start-ups hit near 7-year high in July
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- The number of South Korean start-ups rose to a near
seven-year high in July amid rising prospects for an economic recovery, the
Banks' corporate loan growth slows to 4-year low in H1
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean bank's corporate loans grew at the
slowest pace in four years in the first half amid a protracted economic slump,
(LEAD) S. Korea's currency to gain in H2, survey shows
(ATTN: CORRECTS time element in para 3)
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- More than half of all major companies in South Korea
Six banks to launch debt clearer
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Six South Korean banks agreed Thursday to launch a
private debt clearer in late September to buy around 5 trillion won (US$4
U.S. pointman on N. Korea due in Asia as Pyongyang makes overtures
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Stephen Bosworth, the U.S. special representative for
North Korea policy, plans to visit Northeast Asia early next month to seek ways
