S. Korean currency tumbles against dollar on recession woes
(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with more info, quotes throughout)
(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with more info, quotes throughout)
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks tumbled more than 6 percent late Thursday morning as investors dumped large-cap shares, spooked by overnight plunges in the U.S.
By Yoo Cheong-mo
(ATTN: UPDATES with S. Korean government's response in paras 13-16)
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information arm of Yonhap News Agency, at 11:00 a.m.
(LEAD) S. Korea earn fragile lead in Asian qualifying for 2010 World Cup (ATTN: RECASTS lead, 4th para to clarify N. Korean standing; TRIMS; RESTRUCTURES)
(LEAD) S. Korea earn fragile lead in Asian qualifying for 2010 World Cup (ATTN: RECASTS lead, 4th para to clarify N. Korean standing; TRIMS; RESTRUCTURES)
NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 25 (October 16, 2008)
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