Japanese man caught trying to sneak into N. Korea: officials
By Sam Kim
KOSPI 200 Closing Price
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- Thursday's closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange.
Opposition party seeks for reduced supplementary budget
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Thursday said it will seek to pass an extra budget of 13.8 trillion won (US$9.92 billion)for fiscal 2009 to help stimulate t
S. Korea, U.S. wind up joint military drill
By Sam Kim
S. Korean Bond Yields on March 19, 2009
Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)
1-year TB 2.49 2.48 +0.01
Citibank Korea 2008 net drops 9 pct on higher reserves
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- Citibank Korea Inc., the local unit of Citibank Inc., said Thursday its earnings declined 9 percent in 2008 as loan loss provisions increased amid a global credit crunch
Seoul shares end 0.7 pct down on institutional selling
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed slightly lower Thursday as institutional selling overshadowed overnight gains in U.S. markets, analysts said.
Won hits one-month high on U.S. bond purchase plan
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean currency rose to a one-month high against the U.S. dollar on Thursday as a plan by the U.S.
