Hite Brewery`s exports to Japan surge in 2008
SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- Hite Brewery Co., South Korea's biggest brewer, said
Thursday that its exports to Japan more than doubled last year from a year
S. Korea to emphasize green growth at travel conference
By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- More than 2,000 travel officials and experts from home
and abroad attended the 2009 Korean Travel Conference Thursday, which opened in
Honda facing `much difficulty` in S. Korea, executive says
GOYANG, South Korea, April 2 (Yonhap) -- An executive of Japan's Honda Motor Co.
acknowledged Thursday the carmaker is having difficulty selling its vehicles in
Family of N. Korean trade representative in Shanghai defects to South
SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- The wife and children of a North Korean trade
representative in Shanghai have recently defected to South Korea and are being
Two S. Korean women sign with German football club
SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean female football players will play
with SC Bad Neuenahr of the German Bundes Liga, the country's football governing
body said Thursday.
IBK to lower lending rate for smaller firms
SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK)
plans to lower its lending rate for smaller companies in an effort to help
S. Korean Bond Yields on April 2, 2009
Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)
1-year TB 2.62 2.64 -0.02
Korean won rises 3.37 pct to U.S. dollar on stock rally
SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean currency jumped 3.37 percent against
the U.S. dollar on Thursday as foreign investors bought local stocks, sending the
Seoul stocks surge 3.54 pct on recovery hopes
SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks soared 3.54 percent Thursday as
investor sentiment got a lift from improving economic indicators, analysts said.
