Finance minister to check liquidity of local banks
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Kang Man-soo will hold a meeting with the top executives of local banks on Monday to check on their U.S.
S. Korea yet to verify N. Korean leader`s reappearance
(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with reactions of S. Korean officials in
paras 2, 3, 6)
Fake U.S. dollars traded at mountain resort in N. Korea, lawmaker says
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- Fake U.S. bills were traded at a South Korean-developed
resort near a scenic North Korean mountain, a ruling party lawmaker said Sunday.
N. Korean leader`s appearance linked to public alienation
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's report of an appearance by leader Kim
Jong-il, who authorities suspect has been seriously ill, is likely aimed at
N. Korea criticizes Seoul gov`t almost daily: report
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- Pyongyang has leveled criticism against South Korean
President Lee Myung-bak 78 times since he took office in February and against his
S. Korea`s semiconductor exports fall for third straight month
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's semiconductor exports fell for the third
straight month in September, hit by oversupply and a U.S.-led global economic
S. Korea`s IT export growth rebounds sharply in September
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's information technology (IT) exports
rebounded sharply in September from minus growth the previous month, fueled by
Industrial plant orders won by S. Korean firms up sharply in Q3
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- The number of industrial plant orders won by South
Korean companies rose sharply in the third quarter, fueled by infrastructure
S. Korean exports to U.S. may slip 12 pct on credit crisis, survey says
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean exports to the United States are expected
to fall about 12 percent in 2008 from a year earlier, as the deepening U.S.
N. Korean leader Kim seen in public since illness: report
(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES with details throughout)
