(News Focus) BOK expected to cut key rate for March
By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank is widely expected to
further cut its key interest rate for March to keep the local economy from
S. Korea loses to Japan 2-14 in WBC
(ATTN: FIXES date in lead, 3rd para)
TOKYO, March 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea was routed by Japan 2-14 in the second
S. Korea loses to Japan 2-14 in WBC
TOKYO, March 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea was routed by Japan 2-14 in the second
regional round of the 2009 World Baseball Classic on Sunday.
S. Korean president warns against growing protectionism
By Byun Duk-kun
JAKARTA, March 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called Saturday
S. Korean president urges aggressive corporate investment
(ATTN: UPDATES with reports of meeting between Lee and Indonesian parliamentary
speaker in paras 9-10)
By Byun Duk-kun
U.S. reaching out to N. Korea: Bosworth
(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES throughout with meeting with Russian envoy, backgrounds)
By Lee Chi-dong
S. Korean freighter captain commits murder-suicide in rampage in Vietnam
HANOI, March 7 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean captain committed suicide after
allegedly stabbing one crewman to death and wounding two others in a late-night
U.S. reaching out to N. Korea: Bosworth
(ATTN: UPDATES with additional comments, remarks by Sung Kim, backgrounds)
By Lee Chi-dong
INCHEON, March 7 (Yonhap) -- Stephen Bosworth, the new U.S. special
Seoul stocks remain volatile on economic uncertainty
SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks are expected to remain highly
volatile next week on investor concerns over fallout from the ongoing global
N. Korea lambasts S. Korea's defense white paper
SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea blasted South Korea on Saturday for
describing it as an "immediate and grave threat" in its new defense white paper,
