21.   Industry officials in Seoul say the Korean government did not orchestrate the investments in the U.S. wireless auction bidders, and that individual corporate decisions drove the investments.

22.   It was the first time a public company has been acquired since the Korean government revised securities rules in April.

23.   Korean government officials said they were still negotiating with the IMF and that no agreement has been struck.

24.   Korean government officials will meet with bankers in New York next Wednesday, the bankers said, after spending four days in Washington, D.C.

25.   Korean government officials said they were unaware of any such request.

26.   Last week, the Korean government ordered banks and companies to stop hoarding dollars in an effort to pull its currency out of a record plunge.

27.   Kim also acted as a financial adviser during the debt negotiations with the Korean government earlier this year and is a specialist in Asian finance and economies.

28.   Levin and three other lawmakers wrote President Bush last week, urging him to pressure the Korean government to open its market.

29.   Meanwhile, the large overseas banks are pressuring the Korean government to take responsibility for repaying the foreign loans to its private sector.

30.   Next the Korean government dawdled at instituting the tough conditions imposed by the fund.