Sales at discount outlets, department stores up in August
By Lee Joon-seung
Korean banks' Q2 financial conditions improve
SEOUL, Sept.
Over 100 contracts signed at Techmart Hanoi 2008
Hanoi (VNA) - More than 100 contracts and memorandums of understanding worth 500 billion VND (30 million USD) in total were inked during the Hanoi Technology and Equipment Fair 2008, which conclu
Paulson urges Congress to rapidly approve $700 bln rescue plan
By Hwang Doo-hyong
Vietnam, Uzebekistan boost cooperation in oil and gas
Moscow (VNA) - Vietnam and Uzbekistan have reached an agreement under which the latter will consider the possibility to allow the former to explore and exploit oil and gas in its territory.
(LEAD) Seoul will suspend aid if N.K. restores nuclear reactor: source
(ATTN: RECASTS 2nd para to clarify the denuclearization deal was signed in 2007; UPDATES with minor changes)
By Shin Hae-in
Over 1,000 S. Koreans imprisoned overseas: report
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- More than 1,000 South Koreans are kept in jail in foreign countries for murder, gambling and other crimes, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
(LEAD) Arrest warrant sought for KTF chief in rebate probe
(ATTN: ADDS amount of rebate in lead; REPHRASES paras 3, 4)
Seoul to remove leftist content from school textbooks
By Yoo Cheong-mo
