S. Korea to swap stake in KEPCO unit with Kazakh mine
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is considering swapping a stake in the industrial plant unit of the state-run Korea Electric Power Corp.
Bank loans to smaller firms jump in July
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bank lending to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) surged in July amid a regulatory move to tighten home-backed loans, industry data showed Tuesday.
Vietnamese wife booked for attempting to poison mother-in-law
GWANGJU, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Police said Tuesday that a Vietnamese woman married to a South Korean man has been booked without detention on charges of attempting to poison her mother-in-law.
Seoul shares open sharply lower on U.S. losses
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks began sharply lower on Tuesday as overnight panic selling on Wall Street froze investor sentiment here, analysts said.
