S&P cuts credit outlook for POSCO on takeover bid
SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P) lowered its credit outlook for South Korea's top steelmaker POSCO to negative from stable on Monday, citing its ongoing bi
Overseas Korean journalists to aid absentee voting in 2012 elections
SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- More than 50 Korean journalists living abroad met in the city of Incheon, west of Seoul, on Monday to discuss their role in ensuring fair absentee voting in South Korea's
S. Korea respects Japan's position on three-way summit location
SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will respect host Japan's decision on where to hold a three-way summit with China, an official said Monday, after Beijing balked at Tokyo's offer to hold an op
Seoul shares fall 0.75 pct on eurozone debt woes
(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)
D-100 countdown to world athletics championships begins in Daegu
(ATTN: TYPO in 4th para)
Speakers of S. Korea, Brazil discuss promoting economic ties
By Kim Eun-jung
S. Korea picks site for new science belt
(ATTN: UPDATES with statement from prime minister in last seven paras)
Lee expresses hope 'science belt' will lead S. Korea's future
SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak expressed hope Monday that South Korea's "science-business belt" project will promote the country's science and technology and lead the nation to a
Delayed regulatory approval to hurt ratings of KEB, Hana: Moody's
SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean financial regulator's delay in permitting Hana Financial Group Inc.'s acquisition of Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) is likely to hurt the credit ratings of both co
Seoul shares fall 0.75 pct on eurozone debt woes
SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks declined 0.75 percent on Monday as investor sentiment was undercut by the lingering eurozone sovereign crisis, analysts said.
