Top regulator urges institutions to help soothe markets
(ATTN: UPDATES with short-selling ban in para 9)
N. Korean state media stops slandering S. Korean president
By Kim Kwang-tae
Hyundai Hysco H1 net rises 56 pct
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Hysco Co., a South Korean steelmaker, said Tuesday that its first-half earnings jumped 56 percent from a year earlier on increased prices and solid demand.
Top regulator urges institutions to help soothe markets
(ATTN: UPDATES with FSC chief's remarks on short-selling ban in paras 9-12)
S. Korean man found hanged in airplane toilet
SEOUL, Aug.
Financial watchdog, central bank vow to soothe markets
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more info in paras 9-14,20)
S. Korea's business community girds for uncertain future
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies are scrambling to determine the extent of the fallout from the first-ever U.S.
U.N. leader urges greater role for S. Korea in global affairs
(ATTN: ADDS fresh quotes in paras 9-11, new photo)
Seoul shares plunge 3.64 pct on global recession woes
(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)
