11.   Asking Korean companies to come up with more home-grown capital will force them to borrow at higher interest rates than they can get abroad.

12.   At the time, that was the biggest investment a Korean company had ever made overseas.

13.   At times, the demand for such growth can outstrip corporate capabilities, and many analysts say Korean companies cut too many corners.

14.   Bank stocks declined amid concern more Korean companies may fail as the economy slows.

15.   Baroque Furniture Co. today became the latest Korean company to default on debt.

16.   Because many Korean companies scaled back investment at home owing to a slowing economy, some banks say there is more need for foreign exchange than Korean won.

17.   Before interest rates soared to record levels in the past two months, property investment was a staple business for many Korean companies.

18.   Bonds of KDB, which lends money to Korean companies on behalf of the government, are among the most widely-held Korean debt owned by international investors.

19.   Both are Korean companies, and LG is a Spectran customer.

20.   A collapse threatened to bring down banks in Japan that loaned heavily to Korean companies and that are already weak from bad loans.