Updated Sep.5,2008 10:40 KST

Show Them the Money
¡°See, Korea's foreign reserves stand at more than US$240 billion, the sixth largest in the world,¡± the official guide tells anxious visitors on a Public Reassurance Tour of the nation¡¯s foreign reserves vaults.

The government is trying to quell rumors of an impending financial crisis when short-term bonds mature this month, pointing to its ample reserves.