S. Korea, U.S. seek package deal on defense cost sharing
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- The United States is demanding a 14.5 percent increase
S. Korean won edges up against U.S. dollar
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's currency inched up against the U.S.
dollar on Friday as investors viewed its recent setbacks as excessive and market
(ROUNDUP) Lee widens role in fighting crisis through ASEM diplomacy
By Yoo Cheong-mo
BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, on a three-day
Former Pres. Kim Dae-jung sues ruling party lawmaker for defamation
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Former President and Nobel Peace laureate Kim Dae-jung
sued a ruling party lawmaker for defamation on Friday, saying the lawmaker's
(2nd LD) SK Energy Q3 net surges 42 pct
(ATTN: CORRECTS company official's title at bottom)
By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- SK Energy Co., South Korea's top oil refiner, said
S. Korea finds toxin in Chinese egg powder
(ATTN: UPDATES with new information in paras 3; ADDS results of bird death from para
10)
By Lee Joon-seung
S. Korea, China agree to expand currency swap
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Finance Minister Kang Man-soo and his
Chinese counterpart Xie Xuren agreed Friday to expand their bilateral currency
Lee proposes restructuring of IMF, World Bank
By Yoo Cheong-mo
BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Friday
called for overhauling the roles and functions of the International Monetary Fund
BOK pours US$1.4 bln into brokerages, asset managers
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Friday it provided 2
trillion won (US$1.4 billion) to local securities houses and asset managers
3rd LD) Samsung Electronics reports 44 pct fall in Q3 profit
(ATTN: UPDATES with closing share price in para 5, quotes from IR meeting at bottom)
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of
