(ATTN: ADDS quotes, details in paras 5-10)
By Kim Deok-hyun
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Toyota Motor Corp., the world's largest carmaker,

By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Samsung SDI Co., the world's No. 2 maker of plasma
display panels (PDP), said Tuesday that its consolidated third-quarter earnings

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Development Bank (KDB) will not provide
financial support to cash-strapped GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. unless the

By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- LS Cable Ltd., South Korea's No. 1 manufacturer of
power cables, said Tuesday that its nuclear power cables have won the safety

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Home-backed loans by South Korean banks grew at a
slower pace in August after financial authorities toughened lending regulations

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak left for Vietnam
Tuesday on the first leg of a three-nation tour that will also take him to

HANOI, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Vietnam welcomes South Korean businesses' increased
investments in its industrial sectors, which would further strengthen bilateral

By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- LG Dacom Corp., South Korea's No. 2 fixed-line
carrier, said Tuesday that its third-quarter earnings rose 3.2 percent from a

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- The Cabinet passed a motion Tuesday allowing
authorities to collect and store DNA samples of convicted felons for use in
future investigations.

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's health authorites reported Tuesday two
more deaths in connection with the H1N1 virus infection, raising the nation's flu