Pentagon reaffirms alliance with S. Korea amid Zaytun soldiers' bribery
By Hwang Doo-hyong
S. Korean Bond Yields on May 7, 2009
Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)
1-year TB 2.66 2.62 +0.04
Gov't suspends subsidies for anti-government civic groups
SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday decided to sever financial
subsidies for a number of civic groups accused of participating in illegal
Bosworth to discuss carrots and sticks for N. Korea during Asia trip
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- Senior U.S. envoy Stephen Bosworth will discuss "carrots
and sticks" for North Korea that may help coax the communist nation into
S. Koreans increasingly cautious about emigration amid economic woes
SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- The number of South Korean emigrants almost halved last
year from a year earlier, presumably due to the global economic crisis, according
S. Korea's foreign reserves rise to 7-month high of US$212.48 bln in April
SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign exchange reserves rose to a
seven-month high in April, boosted by overseas sales of state bonds and a rise in
Seoul shares end 0.55 pct higher on U.S. bank optimism
SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.55 percent higher Thursday
after swinging in and out of positive terrain as investors took comfort from Wall
Seoul shares end 0.55 pct higher on U.S. bank optimism
SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.55 percent higher Thursday after swinging in and out of positive terrain as investors took comfort from Wall Street gains on eased fears over t
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South
Korean newspapers on May 7.
S. Korea confirms 3rd case of Influenza A
SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean authorities confirmed the country's third
case of Influenza A on Thursday, about a week after the first confirmed infection
was identified.
