THE JAPANESE AND KOREAN STOCK MARKET FELL 4.6% ON THE KOSPI INDEX

ON 6 AUGUST, THE COLLECTION FELL BY 617.18 POINTS ON 6 AUGUST (ON THURSDAY) AFTER A 225-DAY INDEX, BY 0.93 PER CENT, TO 656832.26 POINTS, AND BY 9 PER CENT THE ZHANG MAN FELL. THE KOREAN KOSPI INDEX FELL BY 302.82 POINTS ON 6 AUGUST (ON THURSDAY), DOWN BY 4.59 PER CENT AND REPORTING BY 6295.44 POINTS; THE KOREAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP TABLE (KOSDAQ) SLIGHTLY INCREASED BY 0.26 PER CENT; THE SK HERCULES DROPPED BY 10.3 PER CENT; AND THE TRISTAR ELECTRONICS DROPPED BY 6.3 PER CENT. KIM XIAN