Hyundai Motor launches China-made Sonata sedan
Seoul, Dec 23 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top carmaker, said Tuesday it has begun selling a China-made model of its Sonata sedan in the world's most populous country.
Hyundai Motor`s U.S. output nearly halves on economic woes
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- Production at Hyundai Motor Co.'s lone U.S. plant fell
by nearly half in November, hit by the worst industry downturn in 25 years in the
STX Shipbuilding wins 138 bln won order for two vessels
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- STX Shipbuilding Co., South Korea's fourth-largest
shipbuilder, said Tuesday that it has received a 138 billion won ($103 million)
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KOSPI 1,168.15 DN 11.46 points (open)
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FOREX-open
Dollar opens at 1,310.0 won UP from 1,309.0 won
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(EDITORIAL from the Korea Times on Dec. 23) - `Forex shortage is over`
It is certainly welcome news that South Korea has fared relatively well to tide
over the acute shortage of U.S. dollars for the last three months in the
(EDITORIAL from the JoongAng Daily on Dec. 23) - Spirit of compromise
The National Assembly is still reeling after the extremely violent incident that
occurred last Thursday.
(EDITORIAL from the Korea Herald on Dec. 23) - Super-tall projects
To stave off an economic crisis, the business-friendly government would do
anything that could generate investment and rev up industries. Yet, the idea of
S. Korea remains 5th biggest buyer of U.S. defense goods: report
By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea was the fifth biggest client of U.S.
defense goods on a government-to-government contact basis in 2007, a
