Hanoi - Vietnamese authorities have ordered the South Korean-owned Miwon condiment company to suspend operations at one of its production lines for discharging pollution into the Red River north of Hanoi, provincial officials said Friday.

Miwon Vietnam, which makes about 30,000 tons of soy sauce and other condiments per year, is the second foreign company punished by Vietnamese authorities for environmental violations in the past two months.

Seoul - Shares dove Friday on the Seoul stock exchange as persistent fears of a worldwide economic recession weighed heavily on the market, but the won soared against the US dollar.

Seoul - Shares nosedived Thursday on the Seoul stock exchange, sending the benchmark Kospi Index down more than 9 per cent in the biggest percentage loss in seven years, as worries over a global e

Seoul - Shares were down sharply Wedne

Seoul -

Seoul - Shares rallied Tuesday on the Seoul stock exchange, tracking gains in the United States, as investors hoped that global efforts to contain the worldwide financial turmoil would pay off.

The benchmark Kospi index soared 79.16 points, or 6.1 per cent, to close at 1,367.69.

Advancing issues outpaced decliners 797 to 68.

The main index of the technology-heavy Kosdaq market rose 7.65 per cent to 396.32.