S. Korea to ban short selling, raise share buyback ceiling
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog said Tuesday that it
will ban short selling of stocks for the time being as part of efforts to
Seoul shares plunge on U.S. bailout rejection
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened sharply lower Tuesday
after U.S. lawmakers failed to endorse a US$700-billion emergency rescue plan for
Cabinet approves real estate tax cut amid lingering disputes
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to cut tax
rates for high-end homeowners here, leaving the final decision in the hands of
S. Korea`s current account deficit hits record high in August
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's current account deficit reached a
record high in August as the trade shortfall widened to a 12-year high, the
central bank said Tuesday.
Korea`s manufacturing sentiment for October falls
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean manufacturers' confidence for October
edged down as companies expected a global economic downturn to hurt their
Financial holding firms` H1 net dips 25.7 pct
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean financial holding firms saw their
earnings fall 25.7 percent in the first half from a year earlier in the absence
Lee says willing to talk to N. Korea over Russian rail link
MOSCOW, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Monday
that he is willing to discuss with North Korea about a South Korean-Russian bid
Lee, Medvedev agree on upgraded partnership, gas pipeline project involving N. Korea By Yoo Cheong-mo
MOSCOW, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and his Russian
counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, agreed at a Kremlin summit Monday to upgrade their
Apartment gas explosion kills two in central S. Korea
CHEONGJU, South Korea, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- At least two people were confirmed
dead after a suspected gas explosion at an apartment building in central South
