RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO MEET IN ISTANBUL
-RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO MEET IN ISTANBUL
Farmers rally against illegal rice subsidy grab
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By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- About a dozen farmers and activists rallied in central
S. Korea's first budget carrier to suspend flight services
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Hansung Airline, a South Korean budget carrier, said
Friday it will cease operations due to worsening management conditions.
LG Chem to invest 145.8 bln won on plant expansion
By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- LG Chem Ltd., South Korea's leading producer of
chemicals, said Friday that it has decided to spend 145.8 billion won (US$109.3
Chief auditor hints at disclosing names of ineligible subsidy takers
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comments; RESTRUCTURES and TRIMS)
By Shin Hae-in
Seoul shares tumble 2.73 pct on growing concerns over crisis
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks tumbled to a three-year low on
Friday as investors dumped shares amid concerns that the recent financial
S. Korean currency jumps 2.9 pct vs dollar
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SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's currency jumped against the U.S. dollar
Civic groups to continue sending propaganda leaflets despite N.K. threats
By Shim Sun-ah
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Two groups representing North Korean defectors and
families of kidnapped South Koreans said Friday they will continue to spread
Moody's keeps 'stable' outlook for S. Korean credit rating
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growth, current account from para 4)
S. Korea's film exports fall over 50 percent
By Kim Young-gyo
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's film exports have fallen over 50 percent
in the past two years, according to government data reviewed here Friday.
