SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean bank loans to households rose for an
eighth month in September amid growing demand for home-backed loans, the central
bank said Monday.

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The total earnings of life insurers operating in South
Korea tumbled 45.7 percent on-year in the first half of fiscal 2008, dented by

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The conservative ruling party has decided to keep the
minimum base on the country's real estate tax at 600 million won (US$427,000) to

BUTTERWORTH (Malaysia), Nov 17 Bernama) -- The summit of the Group of 20
top economies which was held on Saturday in Washington, has yet to show any

KUCHING (Malaysia), Nov 17 (Bernama) -- Several Malaysia Airlines
employees' unions said Sunday that asking the national airline to increase

(Malaysia), Nov 17 (Bernama) -- The United Malays National
Organisation (Umno) vice president Ali Rustam said all disputes on the New

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Brazil on Monday signed a memorandum

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The growth of South Korea's facility and construction
investments sharply slowed in the first nine months of this year as companies

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The producers of "D-War," a fantasy blockbuster that
topped South Korea's box office in 2007, have broken a distribution contract with

By Yoo Cheong-mo
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak said on Monday that South
Korea has an important role to play in mediating between advanced and emerging