Kim Jong-il meets Bill Clinton, receives Obama's message: state media
By Lee Chi-dong, Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il had an "exhaustive
White House depicts ex-President Clinton's N. Korean visit as private
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details, background, experts' comments throughout)
By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- The White House depicted Tuesday former President
BOK downplays concern over falling savings rate
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank on Wednesday downplayed
worries that the nation's falling individual savings rate may erode its
KEB grants stock options to 13 executives
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Korea Exchange Bank (KEB), South Korea's fifth-largest
lender, said Tuesday it issued 470,000 shares of stock options to its vice
Seoul stocks end up 0.09 pct on foreign buying
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By Kim Young-gyo
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.09 percent higher Tuesday,
S. Korean Bond Yields on Aug. 4, 2009
Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)
1-year TB 2.84 2.85 -0.01
Seoul stocks end up 0.09 pct on foreign buying
By Kim Young-gyo
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.09 percent higher Tuesday,
KOSPI 200 Closing Price List-5
SamyoungElec 11,500 DN 350
SamsungElec 725,000 UP 10,000
WIS 19,300 DN 200
SKChem 49,750 DN 1,250
KOSPI 200 Closing Price List-4
LGH&H 228,500 UP 7,000
LGCHEM 157,500 UP 2,500
WooriFinance 13,500 DN 750
KPChemicalCorp 8,050 DN 100
KOSPI 200 Closing Price List-3
DongkukStlMill 31,750 UP 50
SSHOLDINGS 5,210 DN 10
HyundaiEng&Const 64,500 UP 1,900
SamsungC&T 48,200 UP 1,450
