The Japanese and Korean stock market has risen

ON 13 AUGUST, THE CLOSINGS ON 13 AUGUST ROSE BY 784.53 POINTS, AN INCREASE OF 1.16 PER CENT, ON THE BASIS OF A 225-DAY INDEX, TO 68308.59 POINTS. THE KOREAN KOSPI INDEX ROSE BY 210.97 POINTS ON AUGUST 13TH (ON THURSDAY), BY 3.21 PER CENT, BY 679.01 POINTS, BY 5.9 PER CENT FOR SK HERCULES AND BY 3.9 PER CENT FOR TRISTAR ELECTRONICS. KIM XIAN