N.K., U.S. Stepping Up War of Nerves Over Korean Peninsula Issues
SEOUL (Yonhap) -- The Barack Obama administration still has yet to formulate its
official North Korea policy, specifically in relation to the stability of the
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By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- Out of South Korea's ultra-wired population of 49
Korea`s corporate investment to fall 30 pct: poll
By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean manufacturers plan to decrease their
capital spending by an average of about 30 percent this year due mainly to
S. Korea`s economy may bottom out in late 2009
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy may begin to modestly recover in
late 2009 if the government makes prudent policy decisions, the chief economist
Gov`t eyes tax breaks to promote job sharing
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- The government plans to provide tax benefits to
companies introducing a job sharing scheme in order to ease job losses amid a
Korean ballerina cast as Juliet at American Ballet Theatre performance
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean ballerina Hee Seo, a member of the New
York-based American Ballet Theatre (ABT), will play her first leading role in an
Gov`t rules out immediate support for GM Daewoo
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- The government has no immediate plans to help the
South Korean unit of U.S. automaker General Motors Corp. cope with tumbling sales
U.S. commander joins S. Korean lawmakers touring U.N. bases in Japan
By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- The top U.S. commander here has left for Japan to
guide a delegation of South Korean lawmakers touring U.S.-controlled U.N.
N. Korean leader visits artillery unit after major military shakeup
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has visited an
artillery unit, accompanied by newly promoted military chiefs, Pyongyang's media
said Thursday.
Bank of Korea cuts key rate to 2 pct
By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank slashed its key interest
rate on Thursday by half a percentage point to a new record low in an attempt to
