4 November 2011 - Seoul, Korea - A large field of 21,188 runners from 20 countries will start the JoongAng Seoul Marathon on Sunday morning (6). Of those, 13,600 will contest the marathon and 8877 the 10km race.
Seoul officials have decided to allow Italian fashion house Fendi to feature fur in an upcoming show in the city, reversing an earlier decision. Officials say the city changed its mind once Fendi said it would feature fewer fur products.
Seoul - Shares fell 2.2 per cent Friday on the Seoul stock exchange on heavy foreign and institutional selling following losses in the US market. South Korea's currency tumbled against the dollar. The benchmark Kospi index plunged 37.66 points to clo...
SEOUL, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Seoul shares tumbled on Friday, led by losses in key banking issues including KB Financial Group <105560.KS>, but auto and nuclear power issues including KOPEC <052690.KS> bucked the negative trend.
SEOUL, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Seoul shares extended losses by midday Friday, dragged down more than 3 percent by sharp declines in banks and technology stocks. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index was down 3.06 percent at 0416 GMT to 1,669.29 points. KB Financial Group fell 4.27 percent after its U.S. peers declined on restriction concerns, while LG Electronics shed 3.54 percent.
SEOUL, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Seoul shares extended losses by midday Friday, dragged down more than 3 percent by sharp declines in banks and technology stocks.
SEOUL, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Seoul shares retreated on Friday, pressured by losses in key tech stocks and banking issues such as KB Financial Group, which fell under pressure after their U.S. peers declined on restriction concerns. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) shed 1.48 percent to 1,696.58 points as of 0003 GMT. (Reporting by Jungyoun Park; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)
SEOUL, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Seoul shares retreated on Friday, pressured by losses in key tech stocks and banking issues such as KB Financial Group, which fell under pressure after their U.S. peers declined on restriction concerns.
SEOUL, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Seoul shares retreated on Friday, pressured by losses in key tech stocks and banking issues such as KB Financial Group <105560.KS>, which fell under pressure after their U.S. peers declined on restriction concerns.
SEOUL, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Seoul shares are set to open lower on Friday after losses on Wall Street, with banking issues such as KB Financial Group likely to fall under pressure after their U.S. peers declined on restriction concerns.