Daum Q1 net jumps 66 pct on strong ad sales
SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Daum Communications Corp., the operator of South Korea's second-most visited search engine, said Friday that its first-quarter earnings jumped 66 percent from a year ago,
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S. Korea, 3 other MIST countries to emerge as next investment target: report
By Hwang Doo-hyong WASHINGTON, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and three other emerging economies will become the next target of international investors after the BRICs despite concerns of inflation
EDITORIAL from the JoongAng Daily on May 20
Making lobbying legal A law firm is a legal entity comprised of a group of lawyers, and its primary role is providing its clients with professional legal services on civil and criminal cases.
EDITORIAL from the Korea Times on May 20
Anniversary of sanctions Nearly a year has passed since Seoul severed almost all inter-Korean economic exchanges to punish Pyongyang???s naval provocations.
EDITORIAL from the Korea Herald on May 20
Conflict resolution The nation has recently experienced severe conflicts between local governments over the location of state-promoted projects such as the science-business belt, an international a
S. Korean banks' PF loans shrink in Q1
SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks' outstanding project financing (PF) loans declined in the first quarter from three months earlier as they scaled back such loans amid a slumping real es
U.S. asked to verify alleged burial of Agent Orange in S. Korea
(ATTN: UPDATES with response from civic group in last 2 paras)
S. Korea's state pension fund stresses need to exercise shareholder rights
(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with response from business circle in last 5 paras)
G-20 speakers discuss anti-terrorism measures, development issues
(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 2 paras)
By Kim Eun-jung and Lee Haye-ah
