N. Korean ships to resume sailing S. Korean strait
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korean commercial ships will resume sailing through a South Korean strait once a U.S.-South Korean military exercise ends this week, a Seoul spokesman said Thursda
KOSPI 200 Closing Price
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- Thursday's closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange.
Opposition party seeks for reduced supplementary budget
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Thursday said it will seek to pass an extra budget of 13.8 trillion won (US$9.92 billion)for fiscal 2009 to help stimulate t
S. Korea, U.S. wind up joint military drill
By Sam Kim
S. Korean Bond Yields on March 19, 2009
Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)
1-year TB 2.49 2.48 +0.01
Citibank Korea 2008 net drops 9 pct on higher reserves
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- Citibank Korea Inc., the local unit of Citibank Inc., said Thursday its earnings declined 9 percent in 2008 as loan loss provisions increased amid a global credit crunch
Seoul shares end 0.7 pct down on institutional selling
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed slightly lower Thursday as institutional selling overshadowed overnight gains in U.S. markets, analysts said.
