Новости за 25.02.2016

SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye pledged Thursday to help young South Koreans launch startups as part of efforts to address challenges facing Asia's fourth-largest economy. South Korea's economy has been beset by low growth with i

By Choi Soo-hyang SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the government's prohibition against intensive English education for children in the first few grades of elementary schools is constitutional. In 2013, stude

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 4-6) JEJU ISLAND, South Korea, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- Real estate acquisition taxes collected last year in the southern island of Jeju increased by more than 50 percent compared to a year before on the back of a real estat

By Park Sojung SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- They say don't mix business with pleasure, but actress Jo Yoon-hee has gotten pretty close in the upcoming TV series "Pied Piper." Jo, who plays the sympathetic crisis negotiator Yeo Myeong-ha, has partner

SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- When the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), South Korea's top professional baseball league, started in 1982, pitcher Park Chul-soon and infielder Kim Jae-bak were the highest paid players, receiving annual salaries of 24 mill

SEJONG, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government will set up a consultative body comprised of state-run policy lenders and private financial firms to help local firms win more business projects launched by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Ban

SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye pledged Thursday to help young South Koreans launch startups as part of efforts to address challenges facing Asia's fourth-largest economy. South Korea's economy has been beset by low growth with i

By Park Sojung SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- They say don't mix business with pleasure, but actress Jo Yoon-hee has gotten pretty close in the upcoming TV series "Pied Piper." Jo, who plays the sympathetic crisis negotiator Yeo Myeong-ha, has partner

SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- When the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), South Korea's top professional baseball league, started in 1982, pitcher Park Chul-soon and infielder Kim Jae-bak were the highest paid players, receiving annual salaries of 24 mill

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details from para 6) SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- A top North Korean military official is believed to be receiving medical treatment in the North, a source familiar to the North's affairs said Thursday, as he has not recently be

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more details in paras 2-6) SEJONG, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will take preemptive and swift measures to stabilize the financial market if it detects any signs of trouble, the top economic policymaker s

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDs more details in paras 3-7)) SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday threatened to turn South Korea and the United States into a "sea of fire" as it continued to slam the allies for preparing for joint mil

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares ended 0.32 percent higher in thin trade Thursday as foreign investors hunted for bargains. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Compo

Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (BP) 1-year TB 1.465 1.465 -- 3-year TB 1.464 1.469 -0.5 10-year TB 1.802 1.814

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more details in paras 2-6) SEJONG, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will take preemptive and swift measures to stabilize the financial market if it detects any signs of trouble, the top economic policymaker s

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares ended 0.32 percent higher in thin trade Thursday as foreign investors hunted for bargains. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Compo

Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (BP) 1-year TB 1.465 1.465 -- 3-year TB 1.464 1.469 -0.5 10-year TB 1.802 1.814

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDs more details in paras 3-7)) SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday threatened to turn South Korea and the United States into a "sea of fire" as it continued to slam the allies for preparing for joint mil

SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares ended 0.32 percent higher in thin trade Thursday as foreign investors hunted for bargains. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gaine

DWIC 19,050 UP 50 CJ CheilJedang 359,500 DN 6,000 DongwonF&B 293,000 UP 1,500 KEPCO KPS 73,700 UP 900 LGH&H 853,000 UP 23,000 LGCHEM 297,000 UP 1,500 KEPCO E

Hanchem 56,400 UP 600 DWS 68,600 DN 2,800 UNID 45,100 UP 3,600 KEPCO 59,500 UP 2,900 SamsungSecu 38,100 DN 400 SKTelecom 225,000 DN 3,500 S&T MOT

SamsungElec 1,179,000 UP 7,000 NHIS 9,530 UP 70 SKChem 76,900 UP 200 LS 42,000 DN 1,000 GC Corp 188,000 UP 1,500 SAMSUNG SDI CO.,LTD. 97,500 DN 1,500 KPIC

NEXENTIRE 13,400 DN 200 CHONGKUNDANG 133,000 0 KISWire 40,600 UP 500 TaekwangInd 1,025,000 UP 33,000 HanilCement 90,200 DN 900 DongbuIns 67,000 DN 800 Ssangy

SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- Thursday's closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange. Youngpoong 1,059,000 UP 2,000 IldongPharm 24,900 0 Hanwha 34,600 DN 1,800 HAN

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