SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks jumped 2.19 percent late Thursday
morning as investors were buoyed by the central bank's interest rate freeze,
analysts said.

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run credit guarantee agency said
Thursday that it plans to sell up to 1 trillion won (US$745 million) in debts

(ATTN: TRIMS headline, UPDATES with meeting that began 10 a.m., N.K. media to
announce 'important' report at noon, quotes from N.K. editorial, Seoul official)
By Kim Hyun

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will hold a ceremony next week to mark the
90th founding anniversary of Korea's provisional government under Japanese

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will prosecute a U.S. soldier accused of
stabbing three people, including a South Korean Air Force captain, last month

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- A group of local activists campaigning against a
controversial Japanese shrine had their request for registration as a civic group

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; CHANGES paras 2-7,15)
By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank froze its key interest rate

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) reached an agreement on bilateral investments, an issue that has

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- YouTube, the world's largest video-sharing Web site,
said Thursday it has decided not to require South Korean users to use their real

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will consider issuing additional
dollar-denominated state debt in overseas markets this year based on "market