SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial regulator said Monday state-run policy lenders plan to increase loans with low and fixed interest rates to small firms to help ease their financial...Economy
17:12 Aug. 08
YEONCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Torrential rains on Monday caused the water level of the Imjin River near the border with North Korea to rise dangerously, local officials said.
The n...National
17:09 Aug. 08
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is reviewing its possible participation in the U.S.-led semiconductor alliance from the perspective of national interest and has no intent to build an exclusiv...Economy
17:06 Aug. 08
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday.
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(LEAD) Central region suffers damage after heavy rain
SEOUL -- Up to 170 millime...National
17:02 Aug. 08
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol called Monday for crafting policies based on a careful examination of public sentiment, his spokesperson said.
Yoon issued the call during a wee...Politics
16:57 Aug. 08
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chief nuclear envoy had a phone call with his Japanese counterpart Monday and explained the Yoon Suk-yeol administration's policy on North Korea, Seoul's for...Diplomacy
16:56 Aug. 08
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- SK Chemicals Co. on Monday reported its second-quarter net profit of 60.3 billion won (US$46.2 million), down 13 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a regula...Economy
16:36 Aug. 08
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SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended almost flat after a weak start Monday, as upbeat U.S. jobs data helped ease recession fears despite worries ove...Stocks
16:35 Aug. 08
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By Song Sang-ho
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup visited a key U.S. military base south of Seoul on Monday to highlight the "solid" So...Defense
16:31 Aug. 08
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul city government will push to create a number of sunset-viewing spots along the Han River to enhance the capital's attractiveness as a tourist city, officials sai...National
16:30 Aug. 08
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SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Up to 170 millimeters of rain battered the country's central region, including the capital ...National
16:29 Aug. 08
By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Min Jin Lee, the author of historical novel "Pachinko," on Monday gave credit to artists behind the Korean Wave for the wide recognition of her works and othe...Entertainment
16:26 Aug. 08
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol will meet with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, set to visit Seoul this week, and discuss North Korea's nuclear program and other regional ...Politics
16:18 Aug. 08
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- CJ Logistics Corp. on Monday reported its second-quarter net income of 67.1 billion won (US$51.4 million), up 35.9 percent from a year earlier.
Operating income for the...Economy
16:13 Aug. 08
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- CJ Cheiljedang Corp. on Monday reported its second-quarter net profit of 252.7 billion won (US$193.4 million), down 3.4 percent from a year earlier.
Operating income fo...Economy
15:59 Aug. 08
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended almost flat after a weak start Monday, as upbeat U.S. jobs data helped ease recession fears despite worries over the U.S. Federal Reserve's drast...Stocks
15:55 Aug. 08
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul District Court granted bail Monday to a former ruling party lawmaker indicted on bribery charges in connection with a massive development corruption scandal in t...National
15:51 Aug. 08
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol's special delegation has delivered a congratulatory letter to the Colombian President Gustavo Petro, in which Yoon expressed hope for close coopera...Diplomacy
15:50 Aug. 08
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. on Monday reported its second-quarter net income of 50.2 billion won (US$38.4 million), down 6.7 percent from a year earlier.
The compan...Economy
15:41 Aug. 08