new york times: South Korean Bank Chief Apparently Kills Himself, Police Say

SEOUL, South Korea — The head of a South Korean savings bank appeared to have jumped to his death on Friday, police officials said, as prosecutors expanded their investigation into an alleged corruption scandal by raiding his and six other banks and seeking to arrest a former senior aide to President Lee Myung-bak. [more...]

Volksblatt Lichtenstein: Negativtrend geht weiter: Asien-Pazifik-Börsen wieder im Minus

Nach den Kursstürzen an den Börsen weltweit zu Wochenbeginn in Folge der Schuldenkrise in den USA und Europa hat sich der Negativtrend zu Beginn des Parketthandels im Asien-Pazifik-Raum fortgesetzt. [mehr...]