SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economic growth is expected to slow to
3.8 percent next year, following a projected 4.2 percent growth for 2008 as the

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- A free trade deal with the United States is unlikely to
be ratified within the year given the political climate there, a South Korean

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's national competitiveness rankings edged
up one notch to 22nd place this year, thanks to improved manufacturing

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- A majority of South Korea's manufacturers failed to
hedge against the volatile exchange rate, a poll showed Wednesday, as the local

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean currency rose against the U.S. dollar
on Wednesday from a 64-month low on revived hopes that U.S. lawmakers will

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- British supermarket company Tesco Plc's South Korean
venture said it aims to generate sales of 12.7 trillion won (US$10.5 billion) in

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- A group of ranking Pyongyang officials inspected farms
in a rural province, North Korea's state-run radio said Wednesday, while their

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak returned home on Wednesday
after winding up his three-day official visit to Russia, during which South Korea

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade deficit narrowed to US$1.9 billion
in September from $3.81 billion the month before due mainly to falls in crude oil

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest
automaker, said Wednesday sporadic partial strikes by its unionized workers this