LG Uplus Q2 net halves on marketing fees
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Gov't to place more guards at schools to enhance students' safety
SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The government will place at least two security guards at each of the nation's elementary, middle and high schools gradually by 2014 as part of a plan to better protect s
S. Korea urges N. Korea to hold talks on resolving row over seized assets
SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea urged North Korea to come forward for talks to resolve the dispute on its seized assets at a scenic mountain resort in the isolated communist country, an offi
Jin Air's operating profit up 6 pct in H1
SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Jin Air Co., a South Korean low-cost carrier, said Friday that its operating profit rose 6 percent on-year in the first half thanks to a rise in passengers.
Samsung Electronics logs forecast-beating Q2 net on smartphones
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By Lee Youkyung
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday.
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Bank lending rates rise in June
SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks' lending rates climbed in June from a month earlier due mainly to the rising costs of corporate lending, the central bank said Friday.
Japan lawmakers face entry ban at Seoul airport, official says
(LEAD) SEOUL/TOKYO, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has notified Japan that it will slap an entry ban on Japanese lawmakers planning to visit an island near the South's easternmost islets of Dokdo,
Seoul shares down 0.22 pct in late-morning trade
SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.22 percent lower late Friday morning due to continued U.S. debt woes, analysts said.
MALAYSIAN PM WILL UNDERGO KNEE SURGERY ON MONDAY
PENDANG (Malaysia), July 29 (Bernama) -- Come Monday, Prime Minister of
Malaysia Najib Tun Razak will undergo a minor knee surgery for an injury
sustained in a futsal match in May.
