Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Thursday.
(2nd LD) Global recession weighs on export-driven S. Korean economy: reports
(ATTN: MODIFIES lead; ADDS think tank's economic assessment in 4 para)
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- With fears over a worldwide recession growing, South
One third of listed firms have negative cash flows: poll
by Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- About three out of every 10 listed firms in South Korea
Seoul shares up 0.49 pct in late morning
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks rose 0.49 percent late Thursday
morning as steel, machinery and other large caps were lifted by overnight Wall
S. Korean auto production drops sharply in Nov.
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's production of cars, trucks and buses fell
18.2 percent in November from the same month last year as the global economic
Hyundai Asan calls for better ties with N. Korea
(ATTN: Please note the new spelling Mount Kumgang in para 5. The change from
Geumgang to Kumgang is in conformity with North Korean Romanization)
Global recession weighs on export-driven S. Korean economy: report
(ATTN: ADDS gov't prediction of November current account surplus at bottom)
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- With fears over a worldwide recession growing, South
The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR)
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (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.
First genome sequence of a S. Korean completed
By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean researchers said Thursday they have
succeeded in deciphering the first-ever genome sequence map of a Korean, a step
S. Korean IT exports plunge in Nov.
By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean exports of information technology (IT)
products plunged 32.3 percent on-year in November due to a sharp decline in
