Obama, Lee pledge increased support for 6-way N. Korea talks
By Byun Duk-kun
Nintendo sells over 2 mln 'DS Lite' game consoles in S. Korea
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- Japanese game console giant Nintendo Co. has sold more than 2 million units of its "DS Lite" portable gaming device in South Korea, its local unit said Tuesday.
(News Focus) Fury at serial killer rekindles debate on death penalty ahead of court ruling
By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- The recent macabre crimes of a serial killer who
victimized young women have rekindled an age-old debate in South Korea on whether
IMF predicts S. Korean economy will shrink 4 pct this year
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted Tuesday
the South Korean economy will shrink 4 percent this year, sharply downgrading its
N. Korean leader sends New Year`s card to U.N. chief
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has sent a New Year's
greeting card to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, formerly a South Korean
(LEAD) N. Korea moving to launch long-range missile: source
(ATTN: RECASTS lead, headline; ADDS details, comments, background)
By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be preparing to launch an
Seoul stocks end 1.42 pct up on foreign buying
(ATTN: ADDS details in penultimate para, bond yields at bottom)
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 1.42 percent higher Tuesday
Samsung Fire`s earnings rise 31.4 pct
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., South Korea's
leading non-life insurer, said Tuesday its earnings rose 31.4 percent on-year in
S. Korean Bond Yields on Feb. 3, 2009
Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)
1-year TB 2.55 2.59 -0.04
