By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Engineering Co., South Korea's largest
engineering firm, said Monday that it has received a US$27.2 million order to

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Household lending growth slowed for the third
consecutive month in November as local financial institutions became increasingly

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- The number of South Koreans who traveled overseas fell
by nearly 10 percent last year due to a tumbling local currency, the government
said Monday.

(ATTN: COMBINES with previous story moved at 10:25 a.m. KST under same slug; UPDATES
with additional remarks from Lee, Aso)
By Byun Duk-kun

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Monday it plans to
supply 1.5 trillion won (US$1.1 billion) in liquidity by buying longer-dated

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 1.14 percent lower late
Monday morning as investor sentiment was hurt by concerns of a global recession

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 1.14 percent lower late
Monday morning as investor sentiment was hurt by concerns of a global recession

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Local financial institutions will supply a combined 13
trillion won (US$9.5 billion) to help companies cope with a possible increase in

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (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.

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Monday they have been working with
the finance ministry in the investigation of an influential on-line pundit