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(photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Samsung, Sharp agree on cross-licencing deal
m&c
| Seoul - South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co said Monday it concluded a cross-licencing deal with its Japanese competitor Sharp Corp, ending patent disputes in liquid crystal display (LCD) technology. | Samsung, the world's largest maker of LCDs and televisions said both parties agreed Friday to s...
A South Korean man looks at the Hyundai motor's showroom in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008
(photo: AP / Lee Jin-man)
Hyundai boss must pay $60 million for losses to firm
Inquirer
| SEOUL - A South Korean court Monday ordered Hyundai Motor chairman Chung Mong-Koo to pay almost 60 million dollars in damages to his company for loss-making deals. | The Seoul central district court, ruling on a damages suit brought by shareholders, said Chung must pay KRW70 billion ($59.7 million...
Seoul, Berlin find common ground on financial regulation, trade
m&c
| Seoul - German President Horst Koehler said Monday that he and his South Korean counterpart are in 'full agreement' that the international financial economy needs 'clear liability regulations.' | He spoke after meeting President Lee Myung Bak, wher...
Samsung, Sharp agree on cross-licencing deal
m&c
| Seoul - South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co said Monday it concluded a cross-licencing deal with its Japanese competitor Sharp Corp, ending patent disputes in liquid crystal display (LCD) technology. | Samsung, the world's largest maker of LCDs an...
NKorea threatens South amid push to restart talks
Newsvine
| North Korea warned South Korea on Monday that any attempt to bring down the communist country would draw "strong measures" from its military, a threat issued even as Pyongyang embarked on a flurry of diplomacy with Seoul, Washington and Beijing. | ...
Hyundai boss must pay $60 million for losses to firm
Inquirer
| SEOUL - A South Korean court Monday ordered Hyundai Motor chairman Chung Mong-Koo to pay almost 60 million dollars in damages to his company for loss-making deals. | The Seoul central district court, ruling on a damages suit brought by shareholders...
In Bid for Buzz Overseas, Tahari Joins Fashion Week in New York
Wall Street Journal
By RAY A. SMITH and VANESSA O'CONNELL | View Full Image Michael Falco for The Wall Street Journal | Elie Tahari at a fitting in his design studio on New York's Fifth Avenue. | Designer Elie Tahari stands to inspect the fit of a slinky, red-fox vest, ...
In this undated photo released from North Korea's Chosun Shinbo via Yonhap, the front and back designs of North Korea's new paper currency after its recent reform are shown.
AP / Chosun Shinbo via Yonhap
Turmoil Reported in N. Korea After Currency Changes
The New York Times
| SEOUL, South Korea - Recent changes to the North Korean currency have set off runaway inflation, officials and news reports in Seoul said Wednesday, as a South Korean newspaper r...
Greece's Socialist leader George Papandreou,countersigns the appointment to his post after he was sworn in as a Prime Minister, at the presidential mansion, in Athens, on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. Papandreou, a 57-year-old former foreign minister and scion of one of Greece's top political families, now follows in the footsteps of his father Andreas and grandfather and namesake George, both of whom served several terms as prime ministers.
AP / Petros Giannakouris
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world
Star Tribune
| A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Tuesday: | ___ | ATHENS, Greece — Greece will follow an austerity program to cut debt &...
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Creative Commons / Winklitz
SKorean currency reserves hit fresh record high
Syracuse
| (AP) - SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's foreign currency reserves swelled to a new record high in January, adding to the country's buffer against economic and financial turmoil...
World stocks tumble amid global recovery doubts
Newsday
| February 5, 2010  JOE McDONALD (AP Business Writer) | (AP) — World stocks tumbled Friday as ballooning European debt and a rise in U.S. unemployment claims added to fears the global economy could slip back into recession. | Markets from Toky...
World stocks tumble amid global recovery doubts
The Miami Herald
| BEIJING -- World stocks tumbled Friday as ballooning European debt and a rise in U.S. unemployment claims added to fears the global economy could slip back into recession. | Markets from Tokyo to Hong Kong to Seoul dropped about 3 percent or more a...
Asian Shares Slide; Risk Aversion Spikes on Wall Street's Fall
Wall Street Journal
By V. PHANI KUMAR, COLIN NG And LESLIE SHAFFER | Asian equity markets tumbled Friday as heavy losses on Wall Street and heightened concerns over European sovereign debt prompted a sell-off across sectors. | Several regional indexes finished the week ...
Money
Greece's Socialist leader George Papandreou,countersigns the appointment to his post after he was sworn in as a Prime Minister, at the presidential mansion, in Athens, on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. Papandreou, a 57-year-old former foreign minister and scion of one of Greece's top political families, now follows in the footsteps of his father Andreas and grandfather and namesake George, both of whom served several terms as prime ministers.
(photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris)
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world
Star Tribune
| A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Tuesday: | ___ | ATHENS, Greece — Greece will follow an austerity program to cut debt "to the letter," Prime Minister George Papandreou promised as the European Union readied plans to tightly monitor Athens' performance and possibly demand more cu...



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