N. Korean female boxer loses title after skipping match
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- A female North Korean boxer has been stripped of her
international championship after missing a defense match for unspecified reasons,
(News Focus) N. Korea likely to have improved missile fuel technology
By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea may have advanced its fuel type and
injection systems for its long-range ballistic missile, allowing its leader Kim
S. Korea`s Feb. trade surplus to reach US$3 bln: minister
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in para 2; ADDS with comments, information on R&D
from para 7)
Prosecutors question activists on use of N. Korean banknotes
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Thursday questioned two activists who
brought in North Korean bills for their leaflet campaign criticizing North Korea,
Supreme Court confirms death sentence for pedophile murderer
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court's
decision to hand down the death sentence to a man convicted of killing two
S. Korean court accepts inheritance claim by North Korean family
(ATTN: CORRECTS third para to clarify number of children left behind in North Korea)
By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court accepted a request by a North Korean
Korean manufacturers downbeat on Q2 business
By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- A majority of South Korean manufacturing companies
forecast their business will remain sluggish in the second quarter of the year
S. Korean firms foresee more gloom in March
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's major companies are expecting business
conditions to further deteriorate into March, but were slightly less pessimistic
Seoul shares up 1.78 pct in late morning
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 1.78 percent higher late
Friday morning as investors picked up construction and shipping shares, analysts
said.
