N. Korea on alert for S. Korea-U.S. joint military drill
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea Monday ordered it army and people to be on
a "special alert," denouncing a joint military exercise by South Korea and the
Seoul stocks down 0.9 pct in late morning
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.9 percent lower late
Monday morning, dented by Wall Street tumbles last week, analysts said.
The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR)
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (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 stocks open weaker on U.S. falls
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks got off to a weak start Monday,
tracking Wall Street tumbles last week, analysts said.
KOSDAQ-open
KOSDAQ 531.69 UP 0.57 points (open)
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KOSPI-open
KOSPI 1,588.73 DN 2.68 points (open)
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FOREX-open
Dollar opens at 1,240.3 won UP from 1,239.2 won
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N. Korea allows resumption of inter-Korean business projects: KCNA
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SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea Monday agreed to resume inter-Korean
Full text of joint press release between Hyundai, Asia-Pacific Peace Committee
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- The following is the full text of a joint press
release signed Monday between the (North) Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee and
Lin Dan clinches third straight world title
Hyderabad, Aug 16 (PTI) Olympic champion Lin Dan Sunday
became the first shuttler to clinch three successive World
Championship titles, beating second seed compatriot Jin Chen
