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South Korea

S Korean minister visits Indonesia workers training center

antara.co.id
6 hrs ago
        

South Korean Manpower Minister Lee Young Hee visited the Graha Insan Cita, an education and training center for Indonesian prospective workers (TKIs) for employment in South Korea, in Cimganggis, Depok, West Java, on Monday.

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CONTINENTAL DRAFT: EURO BIGS UNVEIL CASH-INFUSION PLAN

nypost.com
7 hrs ago 155 related
        

European leaders tried yesterday to bolster their teetering financial system - and dodge a deep recession - by pledging billions of euros to guarantee bank loans in exchange for ownership positions in the lending institutions....

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Korea and Spiritual Tourism

rjkoehler.com
11 hrs ago
        

In the Korea Times, Prof. David Mason — who sometimes posts here as “sanshinseon” — writes about Korea’s “unrealized potential to attract religious, spiritual and pilgrimage tourism.” Be sure to read it in its entirety.

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Den intern. Aktienhandel ass positiv an déi nei Woch gestart

rtl.lu
9 hrs ago
        

D’Bourse reagéiere positiv op déi eenzel Protectiounsmesüren fir den internationalen Finanzystem déi dese Weekend getraff goufen. Sydney, Seoul, Singapur an Hongkong hunn an den éischte Stonnen deelweis kräfteg zougeluet....

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Asian spreads tighten, but mood wary

inquirer.net
8 hrs ago
        

HONG KONG -- Asian bond spreads tightened on Monday from recent peaks after policy makers worldwide announced new measures to save a frail financial system, but thin trading volumes showed investors' risk aversion remains high.

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RAS Lecture: Panmunjom: The Realities of a Divided Korea

rjkoehler.com
6 hrs ago
        

Wayne Kirkbride will be lecturing with the RAS tomrrow — from the RASKB homepage: Panmunjom: The Realities of a Divided Korea The Demilitarized Zone is a vivid reminder of a divided Korea and is a very real symbol of and stage...

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S.Korea denies $2 bln debt package for builders

reuters.com
15 hrs ago 1 related
        

SEOUL, Oct 13 (Reuters) - South Korea's financial regulator on Monday denied a report that the government planned to extend maturities of debt owed by local builders, totalling $2 billion, to help them ease a cash shortage.

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bbc.co.uk: French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Paris, 12 October 2008 bbc.co.uk

Markets mixed after crisis talks

bbc.co.uk
12 hrs ago 138 related
        

Trading in Asia saw mixed results after a weekend of crisis talks Asian markets have seen mixed results after efforts by world leaders to end the recent financial turmoil. The poorest and most vulnerable groups risk the most...

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bbc.co.uk: French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Paris, 12 October 2008 bbc.co.uk

Markets rally after crisis talks

bbc.co.uk
15 hrs ago 29 related
        

Asian markets rose after a weekend of crisis talks by world leaders Asian markets have reacted positively to efforts by world leaders to end the recent financial turmoil. Sydney's benchmark index leapt 5.6% in early trading,...

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N Korea to dismantle reactor again

ft.com
23 hrs ago 1 related
        

By Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington North Korea will resume dismantling its nuclear reactor following a US decision to remove it from its list of sponsors of terrorism, the state-run Korean Central News Agency said on Sunday....

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