SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign debt declined in the first
quarter as local banks repaid overseas borrowing amid easing global financial

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SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's liquidity is not excessive enough to

SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.6 percent lower late
Thursday morning as bleak outlooks for a quick economic recovery set off selling

SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- POSCO, South Korea's largest steelmaker, said Thursday
it is considering buying a local shipping company as part of efforts to secure

SEOUL, May 21 (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.

SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Grand National Party (GNP) elected a
longtime supporter of President Lee Myung-bak as its new floor leader Thursday in

SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed 0.98 percent higher Thursday
as bleak outlooks for a quick economic recovery set off selling in shipping, tech

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By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- Global city leaders wound up a three-day conference on

SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's liquidity supply in the market is not
excessive, but there is a need to be cautious against a possible shift of

By Park Bo-ram
SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's major family-controlled conglomerates
have ample cash on hand but are reluctant to invest in new plants and equipment