SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed 2.94 percent higher Wednesday as investors hunted for bargains following recent losses, analysts said.

S. Korean Bond Yields on April 29, 2009

Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)

1-year TB 2.46 2.43 +0.03

SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Daewoo International Corp., South Korea's second-largest trading company, said Wednesday its first-quarter earnings rose 45 percent from a year earlier on the back of ga

SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will drop the speed limit for certain city streets to 50 kilometers per hour this year as part of a plan to help relieve traffic jams and prevent automobile

SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Nong Shim Co., South Korea's largest instant-noodle maker, reported Wednesday a 2.4 percent decline in its first-quarter net profit due to raw material costs and a weak

SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed 2.94 percent higher Wednesday as investors hunted for bargains following recent losses, analysts said.

SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea conditionally lifted its three-year-old ban on somatic stem cell research on Wednesday, paving the way for scientists to resume experiments that could open n

SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea posted a record current account surplus in March as imports declined more sharply than exports and is likely to see another surplus for April, the central ba

SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean health authorities said Wednesday that they are testing five more suspected cases of swine flu amid a heightening alert against the deadly virus that is rap

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