S. Korean Bond Yields on March 2, 2016
Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (BP) 1-year TB 1.469 1.463 +0.6 3-year TB 1.469 1.454 +1.5 10-year TB 1.827 1.786
Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (BP) 1-year TB 1.469 1.463 +0.6 3-year TB 1.469 1.454 +1.5 10-year TB 1.827 1.786
(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares spiked 1.6 percent Wednesday as investors cheered the overnight gains in the U.S. stock market as well as rising oil prices, analysts said. The local currency rose again
SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- Renault Samsung Motors Co., the local unit of French auto firm Renault S.A., said Wednesday that its February car sales dropped 1.7 percent on-year as its relatively strong overseas business was eclipsed by a sharp fall in do
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ENSCHEDE – Annette van Dijk verzamelt historische blikken uit eigen land. Alleen nu is er geen ruimte meer voor in huis. Zowel in letterlijke als in figuurlijke zin. Van Dijk vindt het mooi geweest na zo'n duizend blikken. De verzameling gaat weg. „Het is tijd dat iemand anders het overneemt.”
THE only suspect in a baby’s homicide told the child’s mother she had “done stuff” and was “crazy” in a text message soon after the little girl was rushed to hospital.
SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- Chung Mong-gyu, president of the Korea Football Association (KFA), is set to be named the head of the South Korean athletic delegation for the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a senior football official said on
A Chinese city has unveiled an unorthodox plan to ease its property glut – but the proposal may be a bit too bold for the higher authorities’ liking.
On Tuesday, MLAs of the opposition Congress party and the state's senior-most minister Nitin Patel got into a war of words over Patel's comments about a woman MLA.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Washington County authorities say they have arrested a man accused of trying to break into a home as deputies followed him through a neighborhood near Portland.
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A rare look at the group, from two members captured in Syria
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