Pyongyang denies Kim's illness: former aide to Lee
By Yoo Cheong-mo
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Choo Boo-kil, a former public information secretary to
BOK expects S. Korea's economy to grow slower next year
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SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's central bank said Monday
S. Korea, France launch working holiday program
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By Lee Chi-dong
BOK chief urges efforts for price stability
(ATTN: CORRECTS BOK chief's name in para 2)
Today in Korean history
Oct. 21
1994 -- A section of the Seongsu Grand Bridge spanning the Han River collapses,
killing 32 people and injuring 17 others. The victims were mostly students on
S. Korean firms win right to explore for uranium, nickel in Australia
By Lee Joon-seung
New Chinese ambassador to begin work next week
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- The newly-appointed Chinese ambassador to South Korea
will arrive here this weekend to take up his post, officials said Monday.
Seoul shares fall on doubts over gov't plan
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks fell late Monday morning as
investors remained doubtful of whether the government's financial stabilization
Parliament to investigate rice subsidies scam
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly is to launch an independent
probe into a mounting scandal over ranking government officials' alleged
