SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is considering imposing tougher
regulations on overseas borrowing by local branches of foreign banks in a bid to

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2nd LD) S. Korea, U.S. looking at 'all possible scenarios' in N. Korea
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By Sam Kim

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., a South Korean
electronics parts maker, said Thursday its third-quarter earnings more than

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shipbuilders were outpaced by their
Chinese rivals in terms of new orders received in the first nine months of the

By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc., the world's No. 2 maker of liquid

(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. discuss N. Korea threats, alliance issues
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By Byun Duk-kun
HANOI, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and his