Samsung Group ex-chief faces Supreme Court verdict on wealth transfer
SEOUL, Oct.
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.
