S. Korea to maintain round-the-clock swine flu quarantine regime
SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The government announced Thursday it will maintain a
round-the-clock quarantine regime to guard against a possible outbreak of swine
Major S. Korean film festival opens for nine-day run
JEONJU, South Korea, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Jeonju International Film
Festival (JIFF) opened in this southwestern city Thursday, aiming to expand its
President says 'green growth' will put Korea ahead in crisis, competition
By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak said Thursday his country
will continue to invest more in developing new green technologies, the sector
S. Korean vice foreign minister to visit northern Europe
SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Kwon Jong-rak
will visit Sweden, Denmark, and Norway next week for a series of bilateral
S. Korea sends emergency supplies to flu-hit Mexico
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will send medication and medical kits to
Ex-President Roh questioned over bribery scandals
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead paras; UPDATES with remarks from a prosecution
official, additional details)
By Byun Duk-kun
Court gives suspended jail term to demolition worker in Yongsan tragedy
SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court Thursday sentenced an employee of a
demolition company to a six-month suspended jail term for having unduly engaged
Won hits 4-month high to dollar on stock rally
SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean currency jumped to a four-month high
against the U.S. dollar Thursday as investors' appetite for riskier assets
Hyundai Heavy Q1 net rises 13 pct on weaker won
SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world's largest
shipbuilder, said Thursday that its first-quarter profit rose 13 percent mainly
due to a weaker won.
Seoul stocks end 2.31 pct up on foreign buying
(ATTN: ADDS March industrial output in 4th para, bond yields in penultimate para)
SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 2.31 percent higher
