Seoul stocks fall 0.1 pct on banking losses
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SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks dropped 0.1 percent Thursday as
S. Korean Bond Yields on March 5, 2009
Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)
1-year TB 2.46 2.44 +0.02
Seoul stocks fall 0.1 pct on banking losses
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks dropped 0.1 percent Thursday as
banks tumbled due to their exposures to ailing shipbuilders, analysts said. The
S. Korea forecast to log US$3 bln trade surplus this month: gov't
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is set to record a second-consecutive
monthly trade surplus in March thanks to a continued increase in overseas
S. Korean banks to accelerate restructuring of shippers
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SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog said Thursday local
S. Korea's Feb. auto output sinks 15.2 pct
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's vehicle production skidded 15.2 percent
in February as a global recession ravaged demand, an industry group said
Thursday.
N. Korea, U.N. Command set for high-level military talks at border
By Sam Kim
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea and the U.S.-led United Nations Command
(UNC) completed preparations Thursday for their high-level talks a day later at a
S. Korean-made English learning game to be launched in Japan
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- Hanvit Soft Inc., a South Korean online game
provider, said Thursday it will launch an English learning game on the Japanese
market.
(2nd LD) S. Korea's economy continues slide amid global turbulence: report
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SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy continues to suffer in the wake
(News Focus) N. Korea seeks multiple gains through border talks with U.N.
By Sam Kim
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- Holding rare military talks with the U.S.-led U.N.
command, North Korea apparently seeks to test Seoul-Washington ties, prop up its
