(2nd LD) Commerce minister offers to resign
SEOUL, Sept.
Ssangyong wins US$57.8 mln order in Vietnam
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Yonhap)-- South Korean builder Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co. said Tuesday it has clinched a US$57.8 million order to build condominiums in Vietnam.
China's shipbuilders suffer fall in new orders
HONG KONG, Sept.
U.S. aircraft carrier to make port call in S. Korea this week
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. aircraft carrier USS George Washington will make a port call in South Korea this week for a regular visit, the U.S.
Finance minister to hold regular meeting with private sector experts
SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korea's finance minster will hold a regular luncheon meeting with private-sector experts to exchange views on the current economic and financial market situations, his spokes
New chief Supreme Court justice sworn in
By Park Boram
Premiers of N. Korea, China vow to boost economic cooperation
BEIJING (Yonhap) - North Korea and China agreed to strengthen economic cooperation during talks between their prime ministers in Beijing, China's state news agency reported Tuesday.
S. Korean economy faces greater downside risks: BOK chief
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more info in paras 4-6,14-16)
Lee calls for stern handling of bribery cases involving close aides
By Chang Jae-soon
Commerce minister offers to resign
SEOUL -- Choi Joong-kyung, minister of knowledge economy, offered to step down Tuesday, taking responsibility for nationwide blackouts earlier in the month, a government official said.
