SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean soldiers and police executed nearly 5000 citizens during the early months of the 1950-53 Korean War, fearing they could collaborate with invading North Korean troops, a government commission said Thursday. …
Read Original Story: skorea confirms some 5000 wartime executions – The Associated Press
As South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission continues its probe into the “Bodo Massacres,” the heretofore little examined slaughter of civilians by fleeing South Korean forces during the start of the Korean War…
Read Original Story: South Korea Confirms Nearly 5000 Civilians Killed in Wartime Massacres – Antiwar.com
(rttnews) – South Korea recorded a current account surplus of US$ 4.9 billion in October, rising slightly from a revised surplus of US$ 4 billion in September, the Bank of Korea said Friday. This is the ninth consecutive month of surplus and the …
Read Original Story: S.Korean Current Account Surplus Widens In October – RTT News
SEOUL, Nov 26 (Reuters) – South Korean manufacturers’ assessment of the business outlook for December fell for a second straight month, data showed on Thursday, adding to growing concerns economic recovery momentum may slow in coming months. …
Read Original Story: S.Korea manufacturers' sentiment falls for 2nd mth – Forbes
SEOUL, South Korea — In the opening months of the Korean War, the South Korean military and the police executed at least 4900 civilians who had earlier signed up — often under force — for re-education classes meant to turn them against …
Read Original Story: S. Korea Admits Civilian Killings During War – New York Times
Police and military killed civilians nationwide in a preemptive strike for fear they would help the invaders. By CHOE SANG-HUN, New York Times The South Korean military and police executed at least 4900 civilians in the opening months of the Korean War…
Read Original Story: In '50, S. Korea executed 4900 civilians – Minneapolis Star Tribune
SEOUL, Nov 26 (Reuters) – South Korea’s central bank widened its inflation target band on Thursday, a move analysts said would give policymakers more leeway in dealing with uncertainties surrounding the global economic recovery. …
Read Original Story: S.Korea c.bank widens inflation target band – Forbes
SEOUL (Dow Jones)–The South Korean won suffered its biggest intraday fall in more than four months Friday, on broad risk aversion sparked by debt default concerns over Dubai’s state-owned firms. Financial stocks bore the brunt of the sell-off as …
Read Original Story: South Korea Won Suffers Biggest Intraday Fall In More Than 4 Months – Wall Street Journal
A recent operation offers a peek inside the ‘underground railroad,’ a network of safe houses and secret border crossings that assists in the escape of North Korean refugees. Demonstrators in Seoul, the South Korean capital, enact a North Korean …
Read Original Story: Aiding North Korea defectors: A high-stakes spy mission – Los Angeles Times
SEOUL (Dow Jones)–The South Korean won was trading lower late Thursday against the US dollar after failing to push through a psychologically important level. Given that the KRW1,150 support is holding firm, the dollar-won will likely stick to familiar …
Read Original Story: South Korea Won Lower Late, Fails To Push Through Key Level – Wall Street Journal
