U.S. urges N. Korea to stop making threats to South Korean civilian flights
By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Yonhap) -- The United States decried North Korea's threat to
Choo set to play as designated hitter in WBC
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SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Major Leaguer Choo Shin-soo will play for
Four arrested for growing and smoking hemp
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- Three Seoul men and an American English instructor
have been arrested for planting hemp in their residences or smoking marijuana,
police said Thursday.
(News Focus) Korean budget carriers weigh adding overseas routes
By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- At least two South Korean low-cost air carriers plan
to add international flights to their schedules this year in hopes they will
Seoul stocks fall 0.1 pct on banking losses
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SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks dropped 0.1 percent Thursday as
S. Korean Bond Yields on March 5, 2009
Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)
1-year TB 2.46 2.44 +0.02
Seoul stocks fall 0.1 pct on banking losses
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks dropped 0.1 percent Thursday as
banks tumbled due to their exposures to ailing shipbuilders, analysts said. The
S. Korea forecast to log US$3 bln trade surplus this month: gov't
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is set to record a second-consecutive
monthly trade surplus in March thanks to a continued increase in overseas
S. Korean banks to accelerate restructuring of shippers
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SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog said Thursday local
S. Korea's Feb. auto output sinks 15.2 pct
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's vehicle production skidded 15.2 percent
in February as a global recession ravaged demand, an industry group said
Thursday.
