KEPCO picked as prime bidder for Saudi power plant
By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) -- Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) said Tuesday that
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BOK offers US$3 bln in loans to local banks
SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Tuesday it provided
US$3 billion in loans to local banks, which have been suffering from a dollar
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Tuesday.
S. Korea to enhance promotion of language, martial arts
By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will unify the name of its language
institutes across the world and launch a project to promote its martial art
Seoul to send 3,000 volunteers overseas to improve nation's image
(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from President Lee Myung-bak in paras 4-7)
By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will send over 3,000 volunteers overseas
S. Korea pushes to expand size, maturity of currency swap with U.S.
SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is pushing to expand the size and
maturity of its US$30 billion currency swap deal with the United States as part
Korean banks' overseas earnings dip 25.5 pct in 2008
SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks saw their earnings from overseas
operations fall 25.5 percent on-year in 2008 mainly due to declines in
Koreans' ability to repay debt hits 6-year low
SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans' ability to repay their debts
deteriorated to a record-low in 2008 as their financial assets posted the first
Official seal of Joseon Dynasty king found
SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) -- The authenticity of a seal used by the 26th king of
Korea's Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) has been conclusively proven and the artefact
