S. Korea aims to buy two foreign oil companies by year's end
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in para 3; ADDS with new information from para 8)
By Lee Joon-seung
Seoul stocks break through 1,700 mark
By Kim Young-gyo
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks made strong gains Tuesday,
pushing the benchmark index past the 1,700 mark to its highest level in 15
Mirae Asset to launch joint venture in China
By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Mirae Asset Financial Group has signed
a contract to establish a mutual fund joint venture in China with two Chinese
Seoul's finance minister to leave for G-20 summit
By Koh Byung-joon
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister will leave for the
ADB revises up growth outlook for S. Korea
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy is expected to shrink 2 percent
this year, the Asian Development Bank said Tuesday, revising upward its earlier
GM Daewoo seeks injunction against Russian carmaker
By Kim Deok-hyun
INCHEON, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. has filed for a
Labor minister nominee opposes union move by public workers
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- The labor minister nominee on Tuesday opposed a move
by several public workers unions to join an umbrella labor group, which he said
BOK rolls over US$450 mln in loans to local banks
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Tuesday it has rolled
over US$450 million in maturing loans to local banks to help them shore up their
N. Korea sends military delegation to China amid signs of thaw in nuclear talks
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead to clarify time element; ADDS detail on chief delegate
in last para; TRIMS)
By Sam Kim
N. Korean corn crop to fall by 40 percent: agronomist
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's corn yield this year is expected to
fall by 40 percent due to a fertilizer shortage and bad weather, the head of a
