S. Korea, Colombia to hold 5th round of free trade talks
SEOUL, Oct.
FTA to spur U.S. carmakers to buy more Korean parts: report
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- U.S.
Gwangju set to hold environment summit next week
GWANGJU, Oct.
(LEAD) Lee urges financial firms to actively support exporters
(ATTN: ADDS remarks from Lee, participants in paras 4, 11-13)
By Chang Jae-soon
Seoul shares soar 2.63 pct on eased European woes
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks surged 2.63 percent on Thursday as investors rushed to pick up beaten-down shares on rallies in the U.S. and European markets, analysts said.
Red Cross welcomes first female chief
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean Red Cross said Thursday it named its No. 2 official as its first female head in a meeting earlier in the day.
Korean cultural festival starts in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean festival opened in Hong Kong Thursday to promote Korean culture in the Chinese territory, Seoul's consulate general here said.
(LEAD) Gov't steps up efforts to encourage Korean language study overseas
(ATTN: RECASTS to change preposition "since" to "as of the end of" in bottom para; ADDS byline)
By Shim Sun-ah
