SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister urged participants in the local currency market Tuesday to respond "rationally" to sharp fluctuations of the won's value against the U.S.

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SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak said on Tuesday that his government has mapped out sufficient countermeasures to help the nation weather the ongoing global financial turmoil.

Jakarta, Oct 7 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono summoned State Enterprises Minister Sofyan Djalil and three directors general at the Finance Ministry on Tuesday morning.

Jakarta, Oct 7 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines of major Indonesian newspapers published here on Tuesday.

The Jakarta Post
STOCKS SLUMP AS CRISIS DEEPENS

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Jakarta, Oct 6 (ANTARA) - The number of people returning to Jakarta by train from their hometowns for the Idul Fitri had been declining after the peak on Sunday (Oct 5).

Solo, Central Java, Oct 6 (ANTARA) - As many as 19 local and ethnic music groups from both local and international will perform in the Solo International Ethnic Music (SIEM) festival from Oct 28

Jakarta, Oct 6 (ANTARA) - Military (TNI) Chief General Djoko Santoso approved the promotion of Naval Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno to Fleet Admiral at TNI headquarters here Mond