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Korean truck drivers strike over fuel cost

World
2008-6-15

Thousands of South Korean truck drivers refused to work yesterday for the second straight day, disrupting operations at seaports and causing millions of dollars in export losses. About 13,000 unionized truckers...

City seeks warehouse status as copper hub

Business | Futures
2005-12-23

SHANGHAI may become the third Asian city after South Korea's Busan and city-state Singapore with warehouses approved by the London Metal Exchange for copper storage.

New way to destroy fake goods

Metro | Hotel and tourism
2004-7-1

LOCALS planning to travel to South Korea this summer will have to pay more. According to China Travel International Shanghai Ltd, the price of its South Korean package tour to Seoul, Busan and Jeju Island, consisting of five days and four nights, has been raised from 3,280 yuan (US$395) to 3,580 yuan.

Gold feast continues in Busan

Sport | Asian games
2002-10-4

CHINA'S domination over rowing races at the Asian Games in Busan was broken yesterday but that did little to slow the flow of gold medals on a day when bodybuilding made its debut.

Local ports do booming business

Business | Shipping and ports
2002-8-31

SHANGHAI should become the world's fourth-largest port in terms of container traffic this year as total container throughput for 2002 is expected to exceed 8 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units), a senior official with the local port authority announced yes-terday.