S. Korea delays first rocket launch until July
SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's first space rocket launch has been put
off until late July to allow engineers more time to check safety systems, the
Gov't set to help low-income, jobless people
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SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- The government plans to spend 6.09 trillion won
Lee calls for int'l efforts to overcome crisis
By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday
called for international efforts to overcome the global financial crisis, noting
Bank of Korea freezes key rate at 2 pct
(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES with remarks by BOK Gov. in paras 4, 11, 17-18)
By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank froze its key interest
Today in Korean history
March 13
N. Korea informs global agencies of its rocket launch plan
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SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- In yet another sign of an imminent rocket launch by
Seoul stocks down 0.61 pct in late morning
SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded down 0.61 percent late
Thursday morning as investor sentiment got a beating from the central bank's
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major Korean
newspapers on March 12.
Bank of Korea freezes key rate at 2 pct
By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank froze its key interest
rate on Thursday after six consecutive rate cuts, in an apparent bid to bolster a
The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR)
SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted
by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information arm of Yonhap News Agency,
at 11:00 a.m.
