S. Korea, Iran forge tourism partnership
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)
with Iran to promote tourism and boost cultural ties, Seoul's culture ministry
said Tuesday.
Gov`t seeks 97.8 tln won investment for growth industries
By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- The government said Tuesday it is aiming to attract
S. Korea aims to become top five industrial parts manufacturer by 2012
By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- The government said Tuesday that it would inject 1.5
Park Chan-ho quits national team ahead of World Baseball Classic
By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- Major League pitcher Park Chan-ho of the Philadelphia
Phillies said Tuesday he will not participate in the World Baseball Classic (WBC)
Busan world`s No. 5 cargo handler in 2008
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's largest port Busan ranked fifth in the
world in terms of cargo handling in 2008, a trade agency said Tuesday.
US to substitute multirole jets for attack helicopters in S. Korea
By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- The United States said Tuesday it will replace half of
its tank-fighting Apache helicopters here with F-16 multirole fighters,
LG Chem to provide batteries for GM's electric car
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By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- LG Chem Ltd., South Korea's leading producer of
S. Korea`s economy to shrink 1 pct in 2009: Goldman Sachs
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy will likely contract 1
percent this year due to a plunge in exports amid a global business downturn,
S. Korean Bond Yields on Jan. 13, 2008
Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)
1-year TB 2.73 2.79 -0.06
POSCO shares fall for 4th day on grim industry outlook
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- Shares of POSCO, the world's No. 4 steelmaker, fell for a fourth straight session on Tuesday on concerns that global steel demand would not recover any time soon.
