S. Korea, U.S. wind up joint military drill
By Sam Kim
S. Korean Bond Yields on March 19, 2009
Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)
1-year TB 2.49 2.48 +0.01
Citibank Korea 2008 net drops 9 pct on higher reserves
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- Citibank Korea Inc., the local unit of Citibank Inc., said Thursday its earnings declined 9 percent in 2008 as loan loss provisions increased amid a global credit crunch
Seoul shares end 0.7 pct down on institutional selling
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed slightly lower Thursday as institutional selling overshadowed overnight gains in U.S. markets, analysts said.
Won hits one-month high on U.S. bond purchase plan
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean currency rose to a one-month high against the U.S. dollar on Thursday as a plan by the U.S.
(2nd LD) N. Korea detains two American journalists
By Lee Chi-dong
Former Samsung chairman Lee hospitalized
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- Former Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee has been hospitalized for bronchitis, a group official said Thursday.
N. Korea to come to Seoul for World Cup qualifier: official
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's football team will come to Seoul in April to compete for the 2010 World Cup ticket against South Korea despite rising inter-Korean tension, Seoul's officia
