SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap)-- Banks, insurers and brokerage houses launched a 10
trillion won (US$7.55 billion) bond fund on Wednesday in an effort to stabilize

SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks rose 0.87 percent late Wednesday
morning, led by advancing financial shares following a historic interest rate cut

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SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean senior defense official is holding

SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted
by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information arm of Yonhap News Agency,
at 11:00 a.m.

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will introduce a comprehensive cattle and

SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- Shareholders of Hyundai Mobis Co., the auto-parts
affiliate of Hyundai Motor Co. approved a plan to acquire its affiliate Hyundai

SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean senior defense official is visiting the
joint industrial complex in the North Korean city of Kaesong to hold talks with

SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- Daum Communications Corp., South Korea's
second-largest Internet portal, said Wednesday that it has introduced the use of
one-time passwords.

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's contingent to Iraq will complete its
withdrawal this week and be dissolved, officially ending its 4-year mission to

SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Wednesday commissioned the first of its
next-generation high-speed patrol boats with speeds of up to 40 knots per hour