Seoul shares trade lower on foreign selling
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded lower late Wednesday
morning as foreign investors unloaded local stocks following overnight falls in
S. Korean steelmakers mull output cut amid slowing demand
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean steel mills are moving to cut output this
year as a global economic downturn is draining demand while inventories pile up,
Seoul will work to improve ties with N. Korea despite threats: minister
By Shim Sun-ah
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Seoul's top official on North Korea said Wednesday his
government will continue to engage Pyongyang despite repeated threats by the
S. Korea to change accounting rules for shipbuilders
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog said Wednesday it
plans to revise accounting rules for local shipbuilders as the sliding local
BOK mulls more loans for smaller firms
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Wednesday it will
consider providing commercial lenders with more low-rate loans reserved for
Samsung Electronics withdraws SanDisk buyout plan
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of
computer memory chips, said Wednesday it scrapped its bid to purchase U.S. flash
Yonhap Feature) Survivors, police tell of horror after lodging-house stabbing spree
By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Nam Hak-seon woke up and found herself in a nightmare.
Just after 8 a.m. on Monday, she heard screams and saw smoke seeping into her
Seoul shares dip over 1 pct on Wall Street losses
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks got off to a weak start Wednesday
as investor sentiment was dented by overnight falls in U.S. markets, analysts
said.
EDITORIAL from the JoongAng Daily on Oct. 22)
Leave VAT alone
(EDITORIAL from the Korea Times on Oct. 22)
Construction Rescue
Package Should Not Re-Ignite Property Speculation
