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Mon, 08/03/2009 - 15:18
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Yonhap News Summary
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Monday.
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Congressmen submit bill to sanction N. Korea for nuclear test
WASHINGTON -- A bill has been submitted to U.S. Congress for imposing an arms
embargo on North Korea under a U.S. domestic law for the North's second nuclear
test in May after one about three years earlier.
The North Korea Sanctions Act of 2009 (HR 3423), introduced by Michael McMahon
(D-NY) and Rep Bob Inglis (R-SC) on Thursday, calls on the Barack Obama
administration to "impose certain sanctions on North Korea as a result of the
detonation by that country of a nuclear explosive device on May 25, 2009" under
the Arms Export Control Act (AECA).
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Spy agency seeks access to financial intel on terrorist activity
SEOUL -- South Korea's top spy agency is pushing for legal revisions that will
allow it to access information on financial transactions of over 20 million won
(US$16,000) without a warrant, saying that will help track down terrorism-related
funds, officials said Monday.
The National Intelligence Service recently asked the Korea Financial Intelligence
Unit (KOFIU), an investigative unit under the Financial Services Commission, to
provide the information. It is currently available to other investigative
agencies, including the police, prosecutors and the election watchdog.
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S. Korean banks' quarterly earnings soar in Q2
SEOUL -- South Korean banks' total earnings quadrupled in the second quarter from
three months earlier on lower loan-loss provisions and one-off gains from stake
sales, the financial watchdog said Monday.
The combined net profit of 18 commercial and state-run lenders reached 2.3
trillion won (US$1.9 billion) in the April-June period, up 302 percent from three
months earlier, according to a preliminary estimate by the Financial Supervisory
Service (FSS).
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Int'l boxing body penalizes S. Korea's boxing chief
SEOUL -- An international boxing governing body suspended Seoul's boxing
association chief for 18 months and fined him 2,000 Swiss francs (US$1,800),
holding him responsible for South Korean players accused of fudging their
weigh-in at an international competition, officials here said Monday.
The International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) did not say whether South
Koreans would still be able to participate in the World Championship scheduled in
Italy next month, according to the officials at the Korean Olympic Committee
(KOC).
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BOK to retrieve dollar funds from banks
SEOUL -- South Korea's central bank said Monday it will complete this week
retrieving the dollar funds it gave to local banks to help them ride out a
foreign-currency crunch.
The Bank of Korea (BOK) said it plans to recollect from local lenders the final
batch of US$600 million, which comes due on Thursday.
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SK Engineering wins US$150 mln order from Thailand
SEOUL -- South Korea's SK Engineering & Construction Co. said Monday it has
clinched a US$150 million order to build a diesel plant in Thailand.
The diesel desulfurization plant will be built in Map Ta Phut, an industrial zone
250km southeast of Bangkok, SK Engineering said in a statement.
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S. Korean disaster movie draws more than 4.5 million viewers
SEOUL -- Ticket sales for the South Korean disaster movie "Haeundae" topped 4.5
million over the weekend, drawing the largest number of viewers in the shortest
time period among this year's local releases, the Korean Film Council said
Monday.
The big-budget action, portraying a fictional tsunami that hits a popular beach
in the Korean port city of Busan, drew nearly 4.55 million viewers as of Sunday,
the film's 12th day of screening, the state-run film institute said.
(END)
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Monday.
-----------------
Congressmen submit bill to sanction N. Korea for nuclear test
WASHINGTON -- A bill has been submitted to U.S. Congress for imposing an arms
embargo on North Korea under a U.S. domestic law for the North's second nuclear
test in May after one about three years earlier.
The North Korea Sanctions Act of 2009 (HR 3423), introduced by Michael McMahon
(D-NY) and Rep Bob Inglis (R-SC) on Thursday, calls on the Barack Obama
administration to "impose certain sanctions on North Korea as a result of the
detonation by that country of a nuclear explosive device on May 25, 2009" under
the Arms Export Control Act (AECA).
-----------------
Spy agency seeks access to financial intel on terrorist activity
SEOUL -- South Korea's top spy agency is pushing for legal revisions that will
allow it to access information on financial transactions of over 20 million won
(US$16,000) without a warrant, saying that will help track down terrorism-related
funds, officials said Monday.
The National Intelligence Service recently asked the Korea Financial Intelligence
Unit (KOFIU), an investigative unit under the Financial Services Commission, to
provide the information. It is currently available to other investigative
agencies, including the police, prosecutors and the election watchdog.
-----------------
S. Korean banks' quarterly earnings soar in Q2
SEOUL -- South Korean banks' total earnings quadrupled in the second quarter from
three months earlier on lower loan-loss provisions and one-off gains from stake
sales, the financial watchdog said Monday.
The combined net profit of 18 commercial and state-run lenders reached 2.3
trillion won (US$1.9 billion) in the April-June period, up 302 percent from three
months earlier, according to a preliminary estimate by the Financial Supervisory
Service (FSS).
-----------------
Int'l boxing body penalizes S. Korea's boxing chief
SEOUL -- An international boxing governing body suspended Seoul's boxing
association chief for 18 months and fined him 2,000 Swiss francs (US$1,800),
holding him responsible for South Korean players accused of fudging their
weigh-in at an international competition, officials here said Monday.
The International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) did not say whether South
Koreans would still be able to participate in the World Championship scheduled in
Italy next month, according to the officials at the Korean Olympic Committee
(KOC).
-----------------
BOK to retrieve dollar funds from banks
SEOUL -- South Korea's central bank said Monday it will complete this week
retrieving the dollar funds it gave to local banks to help them ride out a
foreign-currency crunch.
The Bank of Korea (BOK) said it plans to recollect from local lenders the final
batch of US$600 million, which comes due on Thursday.
-----------------
SK Engineering wins US$150 mln order from Thailand
SEOUL -- South Korea's SK Engineering & Construction Co. said Monday it has
clinched a US$150 million order to build a diesel plant in Thailand.
The diesel desulfurization plant will be built in Map Ta Phut, an industrial zone
250km southeast of Bangkok, SK Engineering said in a statement.
-----------------
S. Korean disaster movie draws more than 4.5 million viewers
SEOUL -- Ticket sales for the South Korean disaster movie "Haeundae" topped 4.5
million over the weekend, drawing the largest number of viewers in the shortest
time period among this year's local releases, the Korean Film Council said
Monday.
The big-budget action, portraying a fictional tsunami that hits a popular beach
in the Korean port city of Busan, drew nearly 4.55 million viewers as of Sunday,
the film's 12th day of screening, the state-run film institute said.
(END)
