SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly speaker said Wednesday that a disputed media reform bill will be put to a vote within the day, after the ruling party announced negotiations with th

By Byun Duk-kun

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Thousands of people across South Korea witnessed Wednesday one of the most spectacular stellar sights -- the longest solar eclipse of the century.

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks edged up 0.34 percent Wednesday as
investors were heartened by strong U.S. and local earnings, analysts said. The

KIH 38,050 UP 100
KUMHOTIRE 5,260 UP 90
DongyangMecha 3,830 UP 195
DWS 1,430 DN 40

DWIC 26,300 DN 200
SamsungSecu 75,200 DN 100
DONGBU STL 10,750 UP 50
Fursys 23,500 UP 450

HankukElecGlas 25,000 0
Huchems 30,100 UP 50
KwangdongPharm 3,220 UP 40
HanwhaChem 13,250 DN 300

HyundaiSecu 17,050 0
HHICHoldings 15,900 DN 250
KAL 37,600 UP 700
YoulchonChem 7,520 0

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Wednesday's closing prices (KRW) of
KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange.

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks' foreign currency liquidity
conditions improved sharply in the first half of the year as the global financial