south korea

KDB ends Lehman investment talks

BBC Finance  Wed, 09/10/2008 - 2:45am

South Korea's state-run KDB bank says it has abandoned talks about taking a stake in troubled US bank Lehman Brothers.



 

South Korea in talks with Lehman

BBC Finance  Tue, 09/02/2008 - 1:51am

South Korea confirms speculation that it interested in troubled US investment bank Lehman Brothers.



 

S Korea takes action on suicides

BBC News | Health | World Edition  Mon, 09/01/2008 - 9:30am

South Korea's government has devised a series of measures to try to tackle the country's high suicide rate.



 

President pardons Hyundai's boss

BBC Finance  Tue, 08/12/2008 - 1:49am

Chung Mong-koo, the chairman of Hyundai Motor, is one of those to receive a pardon from South Korea's president.



 

Firm claims first pet dog clones

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Tue, 08/05/2008 - 3:39am

Scientists in South Korea say they have successfully completed the world's first commercial cloning of a pet dog.



 

S Korea resumes US beef imports

BBC Finance  Mon, 07/28/2008 - 11:47pm

US beef arrives in South Korea for the first time in nearly five years under a new import deal which sparked huge protests.



 

S Korea sets fuel-saving measures

BBC Finance  Sun, 07/06/2008 - 2:28am

South Korea restricts the use of government cars and air conditioning in a bid to tackle rising fuel costs.