The issuance of corporate bonds rose 9.3 percent from a year earlier to 145.70 trillion won (105.4 billion U.S. dollars) in the January-June period, according to the Financial Supervisory Service.

SEOUL, July 28 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating stood unchanged at 76.2 percent last week compared to the previous week, a weekly poll showed Monday.