Seoul stocks down 1.1 pct in late morning
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded down 1.1 percent late
Thursday morning as investors remained jittery over the faltering economy despite
Bank of Korea cuts key rate to record low
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By Kim Soo-yeon
Woori Finance swings to loss in Q4
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SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- Woori Finance Holdings Co., South Korea's top
Gov't to expand loan guarantee coverage for SMEs, exporters
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SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday it will expand loan
STX Pan Ocean reports 47 pct rise in 2008 earnings
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- STX Pan Ocean Co., South Korea's biggest bulk-shipping
line, said Wednesday its net profit jumped in 2008 on higher shipping rates and
S. Korea, Gulf states to hold free trade talks next month
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and six Gulf states plan to hold their
second round of free trade negotiations early next month, trade officials here
said Wednesday.
S. Korea, U.S. pushing to test new war plan against N. Korea
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By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are pushing to
Power company asks prosecutors to conduct bribery probe
By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run nuclear power company said
Wednesday it asked prosecutors to investigate whether any of its employees took
