2nd LD) Samsung Electronics drops bid to buy SanDisk
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SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of
Next U.S. president should build on past accomplishments: former diplomat
By Shim Sun-ah
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- A former top U.S. diplomat on Wednesday asked the next
U.S. president not to throw away critical accomplishments made in past
2nd LD) Misplaced subsidies to be retrieved from December
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investigation; RESTRUCTURES and TRIMS)
By Shin Hae-in
Seoul shares tumble to 3-year low on economic woes
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks plunged over 5 percent to a
three-year low Wednesday as investors remained jittery over a global recession
Names of illegal rice subsidy recipients may become public
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By Shin Hae-in
Melamine chemical found in Chinese egg powder
By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government said Wednesday that it
found minute traces of the industrial chemical melamine in five products
S. Korean Pusan Bank Q3 net rises 2.2 pct
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Pusan Bank, a South Korean regional lender, said
Wednesday its third-quarter earnings increased 2.2 percent thanks to increased
fee income.
S. Korean exports to suffer downturn next year: official
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- The sluggish global economy is expected to cause a downturn in South Korean exports in the first half of 2009, a senior government policymaker said Wednesday.
Twenty percent of Korean youth say bribery is acceptable: survey
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- A quarter of Korean teenagers say they can overlook
irregularities of leaders who make the nation richer, and 20 percent of them
Samsung SDI swings to black in Q3
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Samsung SDI Co. said Wednesday that it swung back to
the black in the third quarter on increased sales of rechargeable batteries and
