Seoul Urges Groups To Cancel Visits To N Korea After Shooting (Nasdaq)

23 July 2008, 9:02 pm

SEOUL (AFP)--South Korea Thursday urged civic groups to cancel visits to North Korea in a further sign of worsening relations after the fatal shooting of a Seoul tourist in the communist state.... read more

South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor to close US chip plant amid industry changes, price declines (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

23 July 2008, 8:33 pm

SEOUL, South Korea - Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world's second-largest memory chip manufacturer, said Thursday it will close its only U.S. factory amid changes in production standards and steep price declines buffeting the industry.... read more

5 South Koreans Kidnapped in Mexico (First Coast News)

23 July 2008, 7:48 pm

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- An official from South Korea's spy agency says five South Koreans have been kidnapped in Mexico.... read more

S.Korea to start review of Lone Star deal: report (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

23 July 2008, 5:52 pm

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will soon launch a review to decide whether to approve a $6.3 billion deal by U.S. private equity firm Lone Star to sell its 51 percent stake in Korea Exchange Bank to HSBC, a local paper reported Thursday.... read more

They're all going to South Korea (The New Straits Times)

23 July 2008, 5:30 pm

SEOUL: Thousands of Olympic athletes trying to escape Beijing's notorious pollution have set their sights on nearby South Korea for training sessions.... read more

South Korea's Economy Likely Maintained Growth Pace on Exports (Bloomberg.com)

23 July 2008, 3:18 pm

July 24 (Bloomberg) -- South Korea's economy probably expanded in the second quarter at the same pace as the first as export gains made up for cooling consumer and business spending.... read more