Korean non-life insurers' overseas earnings rise 28.7 pct in H1
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean non-life insurers saw their earnings from
overseas operations gain 28.7 percent on-year in the first half of fiscal 2008
Citibank Korea to raise US$800 mln for capital base
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- Citibank Korea Inc. said Monday it will raise US$800
million by issuing new shares and selling subordinated bonds to increase its
capital base.
Seoul stocks down 2.79 pct on shipbuilder, bank losses
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 2.79 percent lower late
Monday morning as investors dumped shipbuilders, banks and other large-cap issues
Assembly speaker vows to enforce vote on pending bills
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By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- National Assembly Speaker Kim Hyong-o vowed Monday to
N. Korea may revive nuclear brinkmanship against new U.S. administration: report
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea may resort to brinkmanship to up the ante
in multilateral talks on its nuclear program, but drastic U.S. concessions are
Assembly speaker vows to enforce vote on pending bills
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- National Assembly Speaker Kim Hyong-o vowed Monday to
put to a vote by Wednesday a set of controversial bills rejected by opposition
Daewoo Shipbuilding union accuses KDB of delaying deal
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- The labor union of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine
Engineering Co. said Monday that state-run Korea Development Bank's delay of a
Korean retailers downbeat over Q1 biz outlook: poll
By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- A majority of South Korean retailers remain gloomy
about their business outlook in the first quarter of next year due to weakening
S. Korea to inject 6.9 tln won to expand LNG infrastructure
By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will inject 6.9 trillion won in the next
14 years to expand the country's natural gas storage and distribution
Gov't to push for 2.7 tln won investment in road construction
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- The government said Monday that it has approved 2.7
trillion won (US$2.1 billion) worth of road-construction projects over the next
