Parties set for more talks on voting deadlock
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's rival parties were expected to restart
negotiations Tuesday on ending a voting standoff over hotly contested bills,
President warns against "wasteful" use of budget
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday urged careful
planning of government spending this year as the country moves to spend more than
Gov`t to invest 50 tln won in `green` projects
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- The government will invest 50 trillion won (US$37.87
billion) in "eco-friendly" development projects over the next four years to
Seoul shares jump 2.29 pct in late morning
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks advanced 2.29 percent late Tuesday
morning as large-cap tech shares posted steep gains, analysts said.
BOK forecast to cut key rate by half point
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank is widely expected to slash
its key interest rate for January by 0.5 percentage point in a move to boost the
KORIBOR-rates
The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR)
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted
S. Korean military officers lose operational cellphones to economic downswing
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has retrieved thousands of cellular phones
that had been supplied to its military commanders for operational purposes amid
Seoul stocks open higher on tech gains
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started higher Tuesday as tech
shares gathered ground on expectations of strong first-quarter performances,
analysts said.
Foreign stock ownership hits 10-year low
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- Foreign ownership of South Korean stocks plunged to a
10-year low in November as a global financial crisis frightened investors out of
KOSPI-open
KOSPI 1,183.52 UP 9.95 points (open)
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