SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- The large-scale extra budget that the government
unveiled on Tuesday is expected to blunt the sharpening economic downturn to some

SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks jumped 1.1 percent late Tuesday
morning as investors picked up financials and construction firms following

SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- The following is the gist of the government's extra
budget of 28.9 trillion won unveiled on Tuesday to create jobs and bolster the

SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- The following is the gist of the government's extra
budget of 28.9 trillion won unveiled on Tuesday to create jobs and bolster the

SEOUL, March 24 (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, March 24 (Yonhap) -- The government approved a 28.9-trillion won (US$20.7
billion) extra budget on Tuesday in its latest move to bolster domestic demand

SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean actor Jung Woo-sung was selected the
best supporting actor for his role in "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" at Hong

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator said Tuesday
that he will focus on mapping out contingency plans in case of a North Korean

SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade surplus is likely to reach a
record US$4.5 billion in March thanks largely to a sharp drop in imports, a

SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened sharply higher Tuesday as
banks and other large-cap shares were boosted by overnight U.S. rallies, analysts
said.