Yonhap News Summary
The following is the summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency onm Thursday.
Parties gear up for by-elections amid corruption fracas
By Shin Hae-in
S. Korean currency tumbles against dollar on recession woes
(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with more info, quotes throughout)
Seoul shares plunges on global recession woes
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks tumbled more than 6 percent late Thursday morning as investors dumped large-cap shares, spooked by overnight plunges in the U.S.
Lee asks for closer energy cooperation with Mongolia
By Yoo Cheong-mo
N. Korea threatens to sever all ties with S. Korea
(ATTN: UPDATES with S. Korean government's response in paras 13-16)
By Lee Chi-dong
The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR)
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information arm of Yonhap News Agency, at 11:00 a.m.
