SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- KT&G Corp., South Korea's biggest tobacco company,
said Wednesday its third-quarter earnings rose 15.3 percent from a year earlier

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies' ability to repay debts
deteriorated in September as a weaker won and higher raw material costs

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans' purchases of overseas properties
plunged in September from a year earlier amid a prolonged credit crisis in the

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded lower late Wednesday
morning as foreign investors unloaded local stocks following overnight falls in

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,

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

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog said Wednesday it
plans to revise accounting rules for local shipbuilders as the sliding local

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Wednesday it will
consider providing commercial lenders with more low-rate loans reserved for

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

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