SEOUL, Feb. 13 (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.

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- The number of self-employed South Koreans has plunged
over the past few months as businesses were buffeted by faltering sales amid a

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il continued his brisk
public activity with visits to factories and an agricultural university,

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- NCsoft Corp., South Korea's biggest on-line game
maker, said Friday its net profit dropped 22.2 percent in the final quarter of

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By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- She used to sing and act. She dazzled viewers as Im

A series of signs indicate that North Korea may soon test a long-range missile.
The intelligence authorities have evidence that missile launching equipment was

Few would have greater access to economic data than the finance minister, who is
advised by renowned state-funded think tanks such the Korea Development

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major Korean
newspapers on Feb. 13

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister and the head of the
central bank pledged Friday to work together to prevent the economy from slipping
into a recession.

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started weaker Friday on massive
foreign selling, analysts said.