Lee expects early ratification of Korea-U.S. trade deal
By Chang Jae-soon
Illegal online sports betting worth US$10 billion: report
SEOUL (Yonhap) - The market for illegal sports betting online in South Korea could be worth nearly 13 trillion won (US$10.8 billion), a government report showed Friday.
G20 finance chiefs agree to intensify cooperation to tackle global crisis
SEOUL (Yonhap) - Finance chiefs of the leading 20 countries have agreed to intensify cooperation to tackle the global economic crisis, stemming from deepening anxiety over fiscal soundness and stag
Prosecutors raid 7 newly suspended savings banks
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U.S. Senate clears one hurdle to FTA with S. Korea
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By Lee Chi-dong
Head of suspended savings bank found dead in apparent suicide
SEOUL(Yonhap) - The head of one of the nation's seven savings banks whose operations were suspended due to capital shortages last week was found dead in an apparent suicide Friday, police said.
Prosecutors raid 7 newly-suspended savings banks
SEOUL, Sept.
Chinese currency rises 30 percent since 2005
By Kim Young-gyo
CJ CheilJedang to build 9th feed factory in China
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- CJ CheilJedang Corp., South Korea's biggest food manufacturer, said Friday it will build a new feed factory in China in bid to beef up its presence there.
Seoul shares tumble 4.36 pct in late-morning trade
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 4.36 percent lower late Friday morning as investors were jittery about concerns about the global economic recession, analysts said.
