S. Korean aerospace firm loses UAE military jet trainer bid
SEOUL, Feb.
BOK logs first net profit in 5 years in 2008
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Thursday it posted the first net profit in five years last year as the local currency's weakness against the U.S.
At hearing on adoption law, frustration and calls for change
By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- Local experts and adoptees expressed frustration
Thursday at a public hearing on South Korea's antiquated adoption law over the
China repeats invitation to North Korean leader
(ATTN: MODIFIES headline, lead, UPDATES through 9th para with analyst's view, Seoul
official's quote)
By Kim Hyun
(News Focus) Job sharing, new watchword for troubled Korea Inc.
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- As a severe global economic slump is taking a heavy
toll on South Korea, market heavyweights Samsung Electronics Co. and Hyundai
Thursday's weather forecast
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Thursday.
Hyundai Motor idles production lines
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- Top South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said
Thursday it has again idled some of its production lines to cope with a rising
Koreans' card usage up 22.3 pct in 2008
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans' use of plastic money including credit
and check cards rose 22.3 percent in 2008 from a year earlier as more people
