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SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade account remained in the red in

Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)--A consortium of five major Japanese
steelmakers and trading house Itochu Corp. <8001> has reached a broad

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade account remained in the red in
September amid rising import costs for oil and other raw materials, a government

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- A two-way competition is poised to heat up between
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Hanwha Group for the acquisition of Daewoo

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's corporate bankruptcy increased in
September as more manufacturers and builders went belly-up, the central bank said
Friday.

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government said Friday that it will
look into past rice subsidy records to ferret out unlawful payments and slap

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top refiner SK Energy Co. said Friday
that it has signed a preliminary deal with KBR Inc., a U.S. engineering and

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean home-shopping channel CJ Home Shopping
Corp. said Friday it has set up its second joint venture in China, this time in

TRONOH, Oct 17 (Bernama) -- Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad says he is
still not satisfied with the explanation by Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak

By Muin Abdul Majid

DUBAI, Oct 17 (Bernama) -- The owner of an electro-mechanical contracting
firm here paid a heavy price for employing 94 illegal workers.