SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's market for robots nearly doubled last year from a year ago as demand for all types of robots, including manufacturing robots and military robots, zoomed, th

HONG KONG, July 19 (Yonhap) -- China's automobile exports rose about 50 percent on-year in the first five months of this year, indicating growing demand for Chinese cars from overseas, an industry

(LEAD)SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik said Tuesday that he feels "greatly regretful" about Tokyo's boycott of Korean Air over the airline's special flight last month above t

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog said Tuesday it is considering hastening its push to require operators of the country's cash machines to equip them with integrated circu

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea needs to nurture its service sector if it wants to join the ranks of advanced nations as it is facing intensifying competition in the manufacturing area, the

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- The state-owned Korea Development Bank (KDB) has revised up its target of deposits for this year in an effort to brace for its privatization, industry sources said Tuesda

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- International oil prices are expected to drop slightly in the second half from six months earlier on improved political situations in the Middle East and rising crude pro

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik said Tuesday that he feels "greatly regretful" about Tokyo's boycott of Korean Air over the airline's special flight last month above the Sou

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean firms are going abroad in search of cheap arable land, but the country's high import tariffs virtually prevent them from bringing their farm produce here, a

(LEAD) SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- Emilio Morenatti, a photojournalist for The Associated Press (AP), on Tuesday won the top prize of a press photo contest hosted by South Korea's Yonhap News Agenc